Gop | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 19°59′N 86°01′E / 19.98°N 86.01°E | |
Country | India |
State | Odisha |
District | Puri |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
Vehicle registration | OD |
Website |
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Gop (also known as "Gope") [1] [2] [3] is a Village and a Grama Panchayat under jurisdiction of Puri district in the Indian state of Odisha.
Gop is located at 20°00′N 86°01′E / 20.00°N 86.01°E. [4] It has an average elevation of 6 metres (20 ft).
Gop is famous for the Sun temple, Kathiawar (5th and 6th century AD) comprises square sanctum circumscribed by double courtyards. [5] The important places like Biratunga, [6] Begunia, Nimapara, Nagapur, Kakatpur, Bhaimapur, Ganeswarpur, Kusabhadra surround Gop.
It is about thirty kilometres from Puri, at the junction where the Konark road branches from the Bhubaneswar to Puri road. [7]
Gop is part of Jagatsinghpur (Lok Sabha constituency). [8]