High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Varanasi (Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, Hindustani pronunciation: ( listen)), also commonly known as Benares or Banaras (Hindi: बनारस, Urdu: بنارس, Banāras ( listen)) and Kashi (Hindi: काशी, Urdu: کاشی, Kāśī ( listen)), is a city situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (199 mi) southeast of state capital Lucknow. It is regarded as a holy city by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and probably the oldest in India.
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