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Kannauj
Sign in to saveKannauj (Hindustani pronunciation: ) is an ancient city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 113 km (71 mi) from Etawah, 93 km (58 mi) from Kanpur, 129 km (81 mi) from Lucknow. The city's name is an evolved form of the classical name Kanyakubja. During the ancient Vedic period, it was the capital city of the Panchala Kingdom during the reign of king Vajrayudha. In the medieval era, it formed the core of the Kingdom of Kannauj and was ruled by multiple su
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Kannauj is a human settlement in India, located within Kannauj district and Farrukhabad district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It has served as the capital of the Gurjara-Pratihara, Harsha, and Maukhari dynasties, as well as Kannauj district. The city is situated at an elevation of 139 meters above sea level and covers an area of 14.9 square units.
The population of Kannauj is 84,862. It operates in the UTC+05:30 time zone and uses the postal code 209725 and local dialing code 5694. Kannauj is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kannauj
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 76,714
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Air quality
- PM2.5
- 38.6 µg/m³
- PM10
- 39.1 µg/m³
Key facts
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- Kannauj
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- City
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- Goddess Annapurna Temple ,tirwa town,stateUttar Pradesh.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Annapurna temple in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.nickname
- Perfume Capital of India
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India#India Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- Yes
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Uttar Pradesh
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kannauj
- Settlement.unit_pref
- METRIC
- Settlement.leader_title
- Lok Sabha MP
- Settlement.leader_name
- Akhilesh Yadav (SP)
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 139
- Settlement.population_total
- 84,862
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
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Once known as Kanyakubja (Sanskrit: कान्यकुब्ज Kānyakubja), Kannauj was a historically important city in the early Middle Ages, being the capital of the Gurjar-Pratihar Empire during the 9th and 10th centuries.
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Kannauj is the perfume capital of India. Called "attar" or "ittar", the perfume makers of Kannauj still produce fragrances using the age-old, labour-intensive and time-consuming deg bhapka hydro-distillation method.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- The Kannauj Triangle
- Medieval times
- Colonial period
- Perfume and flowers
- Demographics
- Colleges
- Transportation
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kannauj (Hindustani pronunciation: ) is an ancient city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located 113 km (71 mi) from Etawah, 93 km (58 mi) from Kanpur, 129 km (81 mi) from Lucknow. The city's name is an evolved form of the classical name Kanyakubja. During the ancient Vedic period, it was the capital city of the Panchala Kingdom during the reign of king Vajrayudha. In the medieval era, it formed the core of the Kingdom of Kannauj and was ruled by multiple successive royal families.
It was also known as Mahodaya during the time of Mihira Bhoja. It is situated 104 kilometres west of the state capital, Lucknow.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kannauj” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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