Assi Ghat is the southernmost ghat

Ghat

Ghat is the capital of the Ghat District in the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya.-History:In historical times, Ghat was a major terminal point on the Trans-Saharan trade route and a major administrative center in the Fezzan...

 in Varanasi

Varanasi

-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

. To most visitors to Varanasi, it is known for being a place where long-term foreign students, researchers, and tourists live.

Tourism at Assi Ghat

Assi Ghat is one of ghats often visited for recreation and during festivals. On typical days about 300 people visit every hour in the mornings, and on festival days 2500 people arrive per hour. The ghat accommodates about 22,500 people at once during festivals like Shivratri.

Varanasi attracts a large number of young Israeli tourists who visit after serving in their country's mandatory military service. Many of these tourists connect with the Jewish community in Assi Ghat.

After the 2010 Varanasi bombing

2010 Varanasi bombing

The 2010 Varanasi bombing was a blast that occurred on 7 December 2010, in one of the holiest Hindu cities, Varanasi. The explosion occurred at Sheetla Ghat, adjacent to the main Dashashwamedh Ghat, where the sunset aarti, the evening prayer ritual to the holy river, Ganges had commenced, on these...

 the city commissioned extra police to the Assi Ghat neighborhood in order to more quickly resolve problems which tourists might have.

In popular culture

Mohalla Assi

Mohalla Assi

Mohalla Assi is an upcoming 2011 Bollywood film starring Sunny Deol, and directed by Chandra Prakash Dwivedi who previously directed Pinjar , starring Urmila Matondkar and Manoj Bajpai, and most known for television epic Chanakya.The film is based on Dr. Kashinath Singh's popular Hindi novel...

2011 Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film starring Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol

Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...

, and directed by Chandra Prakash Dwivedi is set the mohalla (locality) around Assi Ghat.