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Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश, اتر پردیش) is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 190 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity.
Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the highly fertile and densely populated upper Gangetic plain. It shares an international border with Nepal and is bounded by the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. The administrative and legislative capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow and the financial and industrial capital is Kanpur. The state's high court is based at Allahabad. It is home to many historical cities like Agra and Varanasi.The first war of independence in 1857 started from Meerut.Other important historical places are Kannauj,Jhansi and Bithoor etc. The holy places of Ayodhya and Mathura- Vrindavan are located here.
Throughout its history, it was sometimes divided between petty kingdoms and at other times formed an important part of larger empires that arose on its east or west, including the Mauryan, Gupta, Kushan and Mughal empires. Uttar Pradesh has an important place in the culture of India; as it is considered to be the birthplace of Hinduism and has many important sites of Hindu pilgrimage. It also holds much of the heritage of the Mughal Empire, including both the famous Taj Mahal and the tomb of the great Mughal Emperor Akbar in Agra and Akbar's capital-palace in Fatehpur Sikri.
The Indo-Gangetic plain, that spans most of the state, has been the ancient seat of Hindu religion, learning and culture, the birth place of the Indo-Islamic synthetic culture of the medieval period, a center of nationalism during the colonial period and has continued to play a prominent role in Indian political and cultural movements. The state has a rich heritage of traditional crafts and cottage industries of various types that employ highly skilled craftsmen and artisans.
Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the highly fertile and densely populated upper Gangetic plain. It shares an international border with Nepal and is bounded by the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. The administrative and legislative capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow and the financial and industrial capital is Kanpur. The state's high court is based at Allahabad. It is home to many historical cities like Agra and Varanasi.The first war of independence in 1857 started from Meerut.Other important historical places are Kannauj,Jhansi and Bithoor etc. The holy places of Ayodhya and Mathura- Vrindavan are located here.
Throughout its history, it was sometimes divided between petty kingdoms and at other times formed an important part of larger empires that arose on its east or west, including the Mauryan, Gupta, Kushan and Mughal empires. Uttar Pradesh has an important place in the culture of India; as it is considered to be the birthplace of Hinduism and has many important sites of Hindu pilgrimage. It also holds much of the heritage of the Mughal Empire, including both the famous Taj Mahal and the tomb of the great Mughal Emperor Akbar in Agra and Akbar's capital-palace in Fatehpur Sikri.
The Indo-Gangetic plain, that spans most of the state, has been the ancient seat of Hindu religion, learning and culture, the birth place of the Indo-Islamic synthetic culture of the medieval period, a center of nationalism during the colonial period and has continued to play a prominent role in Indian political and cultural movements. The state has a rich heritage of traditional crafts and cottage industries of various types that employ highly skilled craftsmen and artisans.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh
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Coordinates: 27°8'28"N 80°46'37"E
- Chhattisgarh 329 km
- Odisha 518 km
- Madhya Pradesh 659 km
- Assam 893 km
- Andhra Pradesh 929 km
- Maharashtra 1018 km
- Rajasthan 1151 km
- Karnataka 1196 km
- Gujarat 1306 km
- Sarawak 3923 km
- Bagha 8.4 km
- Manva Dih, District Sitapur 10 km
- surendra kanojia farm at sandila road 11 km
- ishwari prasad vill.godwa patti alampur 12 km
- C-TEC COMPUTER CENTER 19 km
- Mahgawan 24 km
- PAHLA ASHRAM 25 km
- Ganga Kheda Village -Located by Arvind Maurya 26 km
- Korauna Padao 29 km
- JARIGAWAN 31 km
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