Metroji clue #72

Bengaluru in five emoji

India

India's technology centre, and the reason so much of the world's software support runs on this time zone. At 900 metres, it is noticeably cooler than the plains.

What each emoji refers to

The IT industry took hold here in the 1980s and never left.
Long called the Garden City. Lalbagh and Cubbon Park are both older than the industry.
India's craft brewing centre, with more microbreweries than any other Indian city.
The Bull Temple holds a monolithic Nandi carved in the 1500s.
The altitude gives it a mild year-round climate, which is why the British based here.

Bengaluru at a glance

Country
India
Coordinates
12.97Β° N, 77.59Β° E
First played
Also accepted
Bangalore

Nearest cities in the game

Distances are great-circle, the same measure the game reports after a wrong guess. The arrow is the direction you would need to travel from Bengaluru.

City Distance Direction
ChennaiIndia 290 km
HyderabadIndia 500 km
ColomboSri Lanka 720 km
MumbaiIndia 850 km
MalΓ©Maldives 1,080 km
KolkataIndia 1,560 km

Today's city is a different one

Metroji picks a new city every day at midnight, wherever you are. Everyone gets the same one, so scores are comparable.

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