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Gurua in the region of Bihār is a town in India - some 540 mi or ( 869 km ) South-East of New Delhi , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Gurua is now 10:31 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Rajshahi, Sherghati, Roshanganj, Ranchi, and Rafiganj. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Rajshahi . Where to go and what to see in Gurua ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Gamharia

Gamharia is a Village in Gaya district of Bihar, India. It is near about 45 km from Gaya situated on Sher Shah Suri Marg (GT Road) between Kolkatta and Delhi. It is surrounded by the Kamaun range. The current MLA of the area is Surendra Parsad Sinha. The main market is Sherghati, Chandiastan, and Gamharia. Gola Bazar is among the largest cattle market in Bihar.

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Located at 24.59 84.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Villages in Gaya district

Shergotty meteorite

The Shergotty meteorite is the first example of the shergottite Mars meteorite family. It was a 5-kilogram Martian meteorite which fell to Earth at Shergotty (now Sherghati), in the Gaya district, Bihar, India on 25 August 1865, and was retrieved by witnesses almost immediately. This meteorite is relatively young; radiometric dating indicates that it solidified from a volcanic magma about 4.1 billion years ago.

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Located at 24.57 84.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1860s in science, 1865 in India, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial life, Geology of India, History of Bihar, Martian meteorites, Meteorites found in India

Sherghati

Sherghati (formerly Shergotty) is a subdivision-level town of the Gaya district in Bihar, India. The Morhar River surrounds it; that is why the length of the city is much more than the width. An origin story says that Sher Shah Suri, formerly known as Farid Khan, had hunted a lion at this very place; subsequently Farid was known as Sher Khan, and when he became the ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, defeating Humayun, became Sher Shah.

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Located at 24.57 84.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Gaya district

Gaya Airport

Gaya Airport (Hindi: गया हवाई अड्डा), also known as Bodhgaya Airport (Hindi: बोधगया हवाई अड्डा), is a public airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India - one of the holiest places of worship for Buddhists around the world. Most of the traffic is due to the nearby temple city of Bodhgaya which is Gautama Buddha's place of divine enlightenment. It is the second busiest airport in Bihar after Patna.

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Located at 24.74 84.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the British Raj, Airports in Bihar, Gaya, India, USAAF Air Transport Command Airfields - China-Burma-India

Rafiganj

Rafiganj is a city and a notified area in Aurangabad district in the Indian state of Bihar.

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Located at 24.82 84.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Aurangabad district, Bihar