Jaunpur
Also known as Jaunapura, Iionpoor, Jionpoor, Juanpore
city in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Place details
- Locality
- Jaunpur
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 169,572
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|300 px|Inner gate of the Jaunpur Fort It is a small fort consisting of a mosque and hammam. Jaunpur is not a tourist spot but has all the elements to attract tourists interested in history. The town does have hotels and eateries to cater to the tourists. The town lacks tourist facilities like trained guides. Autos are available but the drivers are not aware of the historical places. So visitors have to be self-prepared. Jaunpur is known for its medieval architecture consisting of a series of mosques along with a couple of tombs, a bridge and a fort. The mosques of Jaunpur have a unique architectural style probably found nowhere in the sub-continent. The mosques were constructed during the Sharqi rule (1394 - 1479) and come in with towering ornamental gateways. The gateways have intricate decoration complete with geometric and floral patterns. They also have beautiful calligraphies. The bridge has beautiful coloured chhatris and the fort towers above the town.
Get in
Jaunpur is well connected by road and rail. The nearest airport is Varanasi about 66 km away. Although Jaunpur has several hotels it can be explored in a day trip. thumb|Jaunpur Railway Station
Get around
An auto-rickshaw is the best way to travel inside the city. There are no fixed rates and do bargain. A whole tour of Jaunpur would take around 3 hours and would cost around 600 on an auto (March 2023 rate).
See
thumb|Mosque of Jaunpur Fort thumb|Turkish Hammam of Jaunpur Fort thumb|Inside the Turkish Hammam of Jaunpur Fort thumb|Sahi Pul thumb|Atala Masjid thumb|Jami Masjid thumb|Char Angul Mosque thumb|Gate of Lal Darwaza Masjid thumb|Jhanjhari Masjid Trilochan Mahadeva-Temple of Lord Shiva in Trilochan Mahadeva at Trilochan
Buy
Perfumes made locally are exported the world over. They are called "ITTAR" and are both nice and also cheap
Eat
There are various good restaurants such as Garden View, Kishan Coffee House, Varun restaurant, and Amapali. Imartee/Imirtee -a sweet like Jalebi made from Urad lentil (especially that of Beniram's in the Olandganj area of the city) Atom Bomb - a mouthwatering sweet from Sujanganj. It is made of dry fruits stuffed in Chhenna. For its big size (diameter =~ 3 Inches) and really good taste. Dohara - one of the famous Paan-masala like foodstuffs, which is made using Supari (Beatle-nut), Kattha and Opium water. Batti Chokha Tikki-Chaat -the best taste of meshed tikia of potato can be found in this city. Phulki (Pani Puri or batasa) Papdi specially that of Jhagadu Halwai Mithai's lot variety of sweets Muli is special crop in Jaunpur Makai Jaunpur is high level corn (makai) producing district in India.