Dutch Cemetery, Chinsurah

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Dutch Cemetery, Chinsurah (West Bengal)
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Coordinates 22°53′27″N88°23′32″E / 22.8909°N 88.3921°E / 22.8909; 88.3921 Coordinates: 22°53′27″N88°23′32″E / 22.8909°N 88.3921°E / 22.8909; 88.3921
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The Dutch Cemetery (Dutch : Nederlandse begraafplaats) of Chinsurah was constructed on the order of the director of the Dutch East India Company in Bengal. The cemetery and all its graves are now maintained and Archaeological Survey of India under the protection of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance in West Bengal". Archaeological Survey of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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