|
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Bavikonda (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 17 49 02 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 17.8170 decimal degrees |
Long: 083 23 27 E degrees minutes |
Long: 83.3900 decimal degrees |
|
Elevation: |
426.509 feet |
130.0000 meters |
|
Note: Early Buddhist temple site on a hill, dates back to the 3rd century BCE. Noted for revealing extensive monastery structures and Buddhist relics. |
Names: |
|
Bavikonda (preferred,C,V)
|
Bavikonda Site (C,V,LC)
|
Senagiri (C,V)
|
Bavikonda Buddhist Complex (C,V)
|
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
.... |
Asia (continent) (P) |
|
................ |
Bavikonda (deserted settlement) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
|
historic site (C) |
|
archaeological site (C) |
............ |
excavations in the 1980s |
religious center (H) |
|
Buddhist (H) |
|
|
Related geographic places: |
|
near/adjacent to .... |
Vishākhapatnam .......... (inhabited place) |
.............................. |
(World, Asia, Bhārat, Andhra Pradesh) [7016847] |
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|