Calcutta, India - Murree, Pakistan - Comparison and Distance between
Distance: 9,843 km / 6,116 miles
Calcutta, India
You are looking at Calcutta in India. The city has a population of 15481589 residents. It is located on 88.40 degrees longitude, and 22.57 latitude.
Calcutta , General info:
6/10
New name is KOLKATA - that is closer how it used to be pronounced in the native language - Bengali.
Airport code is still the old code CCU for Calcutta. The airport is on northeast corner of metro - also also called Dum Dum from the local township name.
If going by train, try station names of HOWRAH or SEALDAH - the latter is a friendlier terminus, but less trains go there. Howrah is the traditional rail terminus - on other side of river Ganges.
Calcutta , Cheap stuff:
9/10
Great food - whether Mughlai or sweets, and most reasonable price among metro Indian cities.
'Get Well' Clinic is the best as well as very cheap PHYSIOTHERPY & ACUPRESSURE Centre. You can get really sincer and dedicated treatment here.
Calcutta , Different stuff:
8/10
Tough driving and narrow / slow roads.
Calcutta , Don't miss:
10/10
Victoria Memorial.
Darjeeling - a hill town about 600 km north.
Digha - a seaside resort - about 4 hours drive
Calcutta , Food:
10/10
Great food everywhere in this city
Calcutta , Hotels:
8/10
Quite a few 4 and 5 star hotels
Calcutta , Safety:
7/10
Safer than other towns - but beware of pickpocketing.
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Murree, Pakistan
You are looking at Murree in Pakistan.
Murree , General info:
7/10
Murree is a hill station close to the capital city Islamabad. Its 7500 feet above sea level, so remains cool even in summer. Being in close vicinity to Islamabad it gets huge number of tourists. Its economy is mostly based on tourism. I winter it gets snow and attracts huge crowds from nearby cities.
Murree , Cheap stuff:
8/10
Murree's Mall Road is shoppers paradise. Shawls, Stoles, dry fruits and locally embroidered dresses are speciatities.
Murree , Different stuff:
7/10
Abundance of dry fruits
Murree , Don't miss:
8/10
The Mall with its three levels of shopping in a hilly area is definitely not to be missed. In addition there are many lovely hiking tracks.
Murree , Food:
7/10
All kinds of Pakistani and international varieties especially Chinese food is available everywhere. Not to be missed is the local breakfast of omelletes and parathas with doodh patti tea. They have lovely version of french fries too.
Murree , Hotels:
9/10
PC Bhurban, Shangrila, Blue Pines, and 100s more. All over Murree one can find hotels, restaurants and shopping areas
Murree , Safety:
8/10
Its perfectly safe
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