A Gazetteer is a geographical directory or dictionary which gives a reference to place names that are used in maps and atlases. It typically contains information concerning the geographical makeup of a country, region or continent as well as the social statistics and physical features, such as mountains, waterways or roads. Examples of information provided by gazetteers include the location of places, dimensions of physical features, population, GDP, Literacy rate, etc. This information is generally divided into overhead topics with entries listed in alphabetical order. The earliest known Gazetteers existed since the Hellenistic era. The word Gazetteer was occasionally used in newspaper titles like the Indian Gazetteer e.t.c. This word originated in the 1610's and it means Geographical Dictionary.
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