Old Karimganj | |
Native Name: | |
Demographics1 Info2: | Magadhi, Hindi, Urdu |
Demographics1 Title2: | Spoken |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics Type1: | Language |
Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Governing Body: | Gaya Nagar Nigam |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Subdivision Name2: | Gaya |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 823001 |
Pushpin Map: | India Bihar#India |
Old Karimganj (IAST: Hindi: Purānī Karīmagaṃja; Urdu: {{Nastaliq|پرانی کریم گنج), also spelled as Old Kareemganj or simply Karimganj, is a residential neighborhood under the Civil Lines thana[1] zone of Gaya, Bihar, India, inhabited mostly by Muslims.[2] Forming the eastern wing of the larger Karimganj neighborhood, it shares its proximity with New Karimganj neighborhood to the west[3] and Jagdeo Nagar to the north. The locality is popular for serving the Karimganj Cemetery and infamous for its congested alleyways and poor drainage infrastructure.[4] [5]
Old Karimganj is the literal translation of Hindi-Urdu Purānī Karīmganj. The Hindi-Urdu purānī (Hindi: पुरानी; Urdu:) literally means "old" meanwhile the Arabic word karīm (Arabic: كَرِيم|) translates to "kind" or "noble" whereas the Middle Persian word ganj (Persian:) means "treasured place" or "neighborhood".