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Kolkata is the largest city in the state of West Bengal. The city is surrounded by a number of important places that are located in its vicinity. River Hooghly exists as the dividing line and separates the city from the western regions. Kolkata is situated on the eastern banks of the city and opposite to what is called as its twin city Howrah. Howrah as such lines the western boundary, across the river. The Vidya Sagar Setu (towards the east), Howrah Bridge (from the city center) and Vivekananda Bridge (towards the north) connects the Kolkata city with Howrah. The North 24 and South 24 Parganas lie in the north-eastern and southern side of the city. Hugli, one more important district around Kolkata lies further north-west of Howrah. Right in the vicinity of Hugli is one more important place called Nadia.

Kolkata city and the regions around form a great tourist hub. The regions around Kolkata city contain a number of attractions and thus appear as nice getaways from the city. All these regions are easily accessible from the city.