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Odisha

Map
Basic Information
Important Symbols
National Parks
Wildlife Sanctuaries
Tiger Reserves
Hydro Power Plants
Thermal Power Plants
Airports
Stadiums
Sea Ports
Important Lakes
Festivals
Important Cities
Dance Forms
Forts/Palaces
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Temples
Recent Current Affairs

Map

Basic Information

Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik
Governor: Ganeshi Lal
Capital: Bhubneshwar

Important Symbols

Animal	Sambar
Bird	Indian Roller
Tree	Banyan
Flower	Lotus

National Parks

National Parks in Odisha
Simlipal National Park
Bhitarkanika National Park

Wildlife Sanctuaries

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Odisha
Badrama WLS
Baisipalli WLS
Balukhand Konark WLS
Bhitarkanika WLS
Chandaka Dampara WLS
Chilika WLS
Debrigarh WLS
Gahirmatha ( Marine ) WLS
Kapilash WLS
Kothagarh WLS
Kuldiha WLS
Satkosia Gorge WLS
Similipal WLS
Sunabeda WLS

Tiger Reserves

Tiger Reserve in Odisha
Similipal
Satkosia
Sunabeda

Hydro Power Plants

Thermal Power Plants

Name
Talcher Super Thermal Power Station
Hirakud Captive Power Plant

Airports

Stadiums

STADIUM	TYPE/ PURPOSE	LOCATION
Barabati Stadium	Cricket	Cuttack
Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium	Sports and Games	Bhubaneswar
DRIEMS ground	Cricket	Cuttack
East Coast Railway Stadium	Cricket	Bhubaneswar
Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium	Gymnastics	Cuttack
Kalinga Stadium	Hockey	Bhubaneswar
KIIT Stadium	Cricket	Bhubaneswar
Veer SurendraSai Stadium	Cricket	Sambalpur
Bhausaheb Bandodkar Ground	Cricket	Bhubanewsar

Sea Ports

Important Lakes

Festivals

Important Cities

CITY	NICKNAME
Rourkela	Steel city of Odisha
Cuttack	Silver City
Bhubaneswar	Temple City of India

Dance Forms

CLASSICAL DANCE	FOLK/ TRIBAL DANCE
Odissi	Ghumura dance
	Ruk Mar Nacha
	Chhou
	Chaitighoda
	DandaNata
	Changu
	GotiPua

Forts/Palaces

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

NAME	YEAR OF NOMINATION
Sun Temple Konark	1984

Temples

TEMPLE	LOCATION
Konark Sun Temple	Konark
Jagannath Temple	Puri
Lingaraja Temple	Bhubaneswar

Recent Current Affairs

State Wise Static Gk

Static Gk of UTs of India