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Posta (other)
Posta may refer to: Places * Posta, Burrabazar, a neighbourhood in Kolkata * Posta, Lazio, a ''comune'' (municipality), in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Lazio * Posta, Pirna, part of the town of Pirna in the Sächsische Schweiz, district of the Free State of Saxony, Germany * Posta, the central business district of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania * Posta Fibreno, comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio * Posta River, a tributary of the Arieş River in Romania * Posta Ybycua, a division (compañía) of the city Capiatá in Central Department, Paraguay * Piz Posta Biala, a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located north of Sumvitg in the canton of Graubünden * Posta del Chuy, a historic inn situated 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) away from Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay Postal services * Posta Kenya, the postal corporation of Kenya * Posta (company), the postal service of the Faroe Islands * Posta e Kosovës, company responsible for postal serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posta, Burrabazar
:''See Posta (other), Posta and Poşta (other), Poşta for disambiguation.'' Posta (also known as Posta Bazar) is a neighbourhood in North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. Once a citadel of Bengali people, Bengali mercantile aristocracy, it is now an extension of the whole sale market in neighbouring Burrabazar, dominated by Marwaris. The wholesale market features a wide range of products such as edible oil, salt, cereals, spices, food grains, sugar, and vanaspati products. Etymology Posta literally meaning 'Quay' or 'landing space for loading and unloading ships' or 'Jetty'. This place is mainly used by the zamindars of Jorasanko and businessmen of Burrabazar. History The descendants of Raja Ram Chandra Roy formed the Jorasanko Raj Family and that of Raja Baidyanath Roy formed the Cossipur Raj Family. The descendants of Raja Nursingh Chandra Roy inherited Maharaj Sukhamay Roy's Posta Rajbari. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |