Outram Ghat | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Location | |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 22°33′51.809″N 88°20′16.769″E / 22.56439139°N 88.33799139°E |
Outram Ghat is a ghat built during British Raj, along the river bank of Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges River, and on its bank on Kolkata side.
It was built in late nineteenth century by British authorities in memory of Sir James Outram.[1] During colonial era it used to be a key port and the main mooring for ships to East Bengal and Burma.[2][3] The Outram ghat is located in the southern direction busy and bustling Babughat of Kolkata.