Aligarh

Also known as Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, Allygurh, Kol, Coel, Col, Ramgarh, Ramghur

Stadt in Indien

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Aligarh is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, that serves as the administrative center of Aligarh district and ranks as the 53rd most populous city in the country. Located northwest of the state capital Lucknow and southeast of New Delhi, it is surrounded by several neighboring cities and districts across Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

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Place details

Locality: Aligarh
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 753,207
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Travel guide

Get in

Aligarh is on a well-connected railway line from Delhi. One can get trains almost at a frequency of an hour after afternoon.

See

thumb|Jama Masjid on the campus of Aligarh Muslim University

Eat

Being in the Nawabi state of Uttar Pradesh, you can find some really good non-veg dishes out here at very reasonable prices. The major restaurants are in centre point location which is considered as posh market of Aligarh. Meizbaan, Mughal Kareem, etc. But if you want to explore the local taste go for various road side dhabas such as near Tasveer Mahal and Purani Chungi area. And you can food almost round the clock in the Rasal Ganj area of Aligarh. You can also enjoy Ganpat's tikki and gulab jamun and Sibbu's kachori.

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Article · Deutsch

Aligarh (Hindi अलीगढ़, Urdu علی گڑھ, Alīgaṛh [ˈʌliːɡʌɽʰ]) ist eine Großstadt im nordindischen Bundesstaat Uttar Pradesh und Verwaltungssitz des gleichnamigen Distrikts Aligarh. Aligarh hatte beim Zensus 2011 etwa 870.000 Einwohner.Die Stadt befindet sich ca. 120 Kilometer südöstlich von Delhi. Der auf einer Höhe von durchschnittlich 193 Metern gelegene Ort ist vor allem wegen seiner 1875 gegründeten Aligarh Muslim University bekannt. Aligarh befindet sich in den Senken der Flüsse Ganges und Yamuna. Die Fernstraße NH 91 (Grand Trunk Road) führt durch die Stadt. Die Geschichte geht auf das 12. Jahrhundert zurück. 1803 wurde sie im Zweiten Marathenkrieg von den Briten besetzt.

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