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Basic Information

Important Symbols

Animal	Ox
Bird	House Sparrow
Tree	Peepal
Flower	Kachnar

National Parks

NATIONAL PARK
Valmiki National Park

Wildlife Sanctuaries

WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Bhimbandh WLS
Gautam Buddha WLS
Valmiki WLS
Kaimur WLS
Udaipur WLS
Pant (Rajgir) WLS
Kusheshwar Asthan Bird WLS
Dihing Patkai WLS
Barela Jheel Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
Vikramsila Gangetic Dolphin WLS
Kanwarjheel WLS
Chandraprabha WLS

Tiger Reserves

TIGER RESERVE
Valmiki Tiger Reserve

Hydro Power Plants

DAM	RIVER
Nagi Dam	Nagi River
kohira Dam	Kohira River

Thermal Power Plants

THERMAL POWER PLANT
Barauni Thermal Power station
Kahalgaon Thermal Power Station
Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Plant

Airports

AIRPORT	LOCATION
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport	Patna
Gaya International Airport	Gaya

Stadiums

STADIUM	TYPE/ PURPOSE	LOCATION
Moin-ul – Haq Stadium	Cricket	Patna
Patliputra Sports Complex	Football	Patna
Rajendra Stadium	Football	Siwan

Important Lakes

LAKE	LOCATION
Kanwar Lake	Begusarai

Festivals

FESTIVALS
Chhath
Sama Chakeva
Rajgir Dance festival
Jivitputrika
Bihula
Madhushravani

Important Cities

CITY	NICKNAME
Nalanda	The Land of Knowledge
Bhagalpur	Silk City of India

Important Cities on river Banks

CITY	RIVER
Bhagalpur	Ganges
Patna	Ganges
Gaya	Falgu (Neeranjana)
Hajipur	Ganges
Munger	Ganges
Jamalpur	Ganges
Purnia	Koshi

Dance Forms

FOLK/ TRIBAL DANCE
Bidesia
Domkach
Fagua
Jata- Jatin
Jhijhian
Jhumeri
Kajari Dance
Sohar- Khilouna
Bakho-Bakhain
Panwariya
Sama Chakwa
Jatra

Forts/Palaces

FORT/ PALACE	LOCATION
Anand Bagh Palace	Darbhanga
Navlakha Palace	Rajnagar
Nargona Palace	Darbhanga

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

SITE	LOCATION	YEAR OF NOMINATION
Mahabodhi Temple Complex	Bodh Gaya	2001
Archaelogical site of Nalanda Mahavihara	Nalanda	2016

Temples

TEMPLE	LOCATION
Mahabodhi Temple	Bodh Gaya

Tombs

TOMB/ MAUSOLEUM	LOCATION
Sher Shah’s Tomb	Sasaram

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