Mosque, Cathedral, Temple, Museum, Ocean, Palace, Peninsula, Place
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Mosque, Cathedral, Temple
- Biggest Mosque (India) : Jama Masjid (Delhi)
- Largest Mosque: Umayyad Mosque covering an area of 3.76 acres. Damascus, Syria.
- Largest Cathedral: Diocese of New York 11,240 sq. m.
- Largest Temple: Angkor Vat. 162.6 ha area, built for Lord Vishnu by Khmer King Suryavarman-II during 1113 - 50 A. D. (Cambodia)
Museum
- Largest Museum (India) Indian Museum (Kolkata)
- Largest Museum (World) American Museum of Natural History, New York city. It comprises 19 inter- connected buildings with 23 acres of floor space.
Ocean
Deepest, Largest & Biggest the Pacific Ocean
Palace
Biggest Palace (World) Vatican Palace, Rome (Italy)
Peninsula
Largest Peninsula (World) Arabia
Place
- Hottest Place (India) Barmer (Rajasthan)
- Hottest Place (World) Aziza (Libya) 58OC
- Coldest Place (World) Verkhoyansk (Siberia) – 85O
- Driest Place Death Valley (California)
- Heaviest Rain Fall (World) Mawsynram (Meghalaya)
Plateau
- Highest Plateau Pamir (Tibet)
- Largest Park Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada (17,560 Sq. miles)
Planets
- Largest, Biggest & heaviest Jupiter
- Planet
- Smallest Planet: Mercury
- Brightest Planet: Venus
- Coldest Planet: Pluto
- Planet Farthest (from the Sun) : Pluto
- Planet Nearest (to the Sun) : Mercury
- Dustiest Planet: Mars (Red Planet)
Play
The Longest Play: The Mouse-Trap (Agatha Christie՚s Novel)
Poem
Longest Poem of the World: Mahabharata
Population
- Largest Country in Population (World) China
- Largest State in Population (India) Uttar Pradesh (India)
- Densiest State in Population West Bengal (India)
- Smallest State in Population Sikkim (India)
- Smallest Union Territory in Population Lakshadweep (India)
Railways
- Longest Railway (World) Tran-Siberian Railway from Moscow to Nakhodka, 9438 km.
- Longest Railway (Asia) India
- Fastest Train (World) French T. G. V.
- Longest Railway Station (India) Kharagpur (W. B.)
- Longest Railway Platform (India) Sonepur (Bihar)
- Longest Railway Route Himsagar Express