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Amherst Street (other)
Amherst Street may refer to: * Amherst Street (Kolkata), a neighborhood in northern Kolkata, India *Amherst Road (former name of Kyaikkhami Road), a road in Moulmein (now Mawlamyine) *Amherst Street (Montreal) Amherst Street may refer to: * Amherst Street (Kolkata), a neighborhood in northern Kolkata, India *Amherst Road (former name of Kyaikkhami Road), a road in Moulmein (now Mawlamyine) * Amherst Street (Montreal), a street in Montreal *Amherst Stree ..., a street in Montreal *Amherst Street (New York), a street in New York: ** Amherst Street (Metro Rail), a Metro Rail station at the north end of Buffalo, New York {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amherst Street (Kolkata)
Amherst Street is a north–south street in Central Kolkata in the Indian state of West Bengal. The street was named after William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. It has been renamed as Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani after Raja Rammohan Roy, one of the most famous social-reformers of India. The road starts from Vivekananda Road crossing (Chaltabagan, Maniktala) and extends up to Bepin Behari Ganguly Street crossing (Lebutala, Bowbazar) via MG Road crossing and Surya Sen Street crossing. On the extreme north lies Raja Rammohan Roy Memorial Museum and on the extreme south lies the Bank of India (Bowbazar). Geography Police district Amherst Street police station is part of the North and North Suburban division of Kolkata Police. It is located at 57, Raja Rammohan Sarani, Kolkata-700009. Amherst Street Women police station, located at the same address as above covers all police districts under the jurisdiction of the North and North Suburban division i.e. Amherst Street, Jorabagan, Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mawlamyine
Mawlamyine (also spelled Mawlamyaing; , ; th, เมาะลำเลิง ; mnw, မတ်မလီု, ), formerly Moulmein, is the fourth-largest city in Myanmar (Burma), ''World Gazetteer'' south east of Yangon and south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin (Salween) River. The first capital of British Burma, the city is currently the capital and largest city of Mon State and the main trading centre and seaport in south eastern Myanmar. Etymology and legend The Mon name which was previously used for Mawlamyine, ''Moulmein'' (; ) means "damaged eye" or "one-eyed man." According to legend, a Mon king had a powerful third eye in the centre of his forehead, able to see what was happening in neighbouring kingdoms. The daughter of one of the neighbouring kings was given in marriage to the three-eyed king and managed to destroy the third eye. The Burmese name "Mawlamyine" is believed to be a corruption of the Mon name. Moulmein was also spelled as ''Maulmain or Moulmain or M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amherst Street (Montreal)
Amherst Street may refer to: * Amherst Street (Kolkata), a neighborhood in northern Kolkata, India *Amherst Road (former name of Kyaikkhami Road), a road in Moulmein (now Mawlamyine) * Amherst Street (Montreal), a street in Montreal *Amherst Street (New York), a street in New York: ** Amherst Street (Metro Rail), a Metro Rail station at the north end of Buffalo, New York {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
