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Allahabad (Template:Lang-hi, Template:Lang-ur Ilāhābād), also known as Prayag (Template:Lang-hi), is a city in north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and administrative headquarters of Allahabad District. The ancient name of the city is Aggra (Sanskrit for "place of sacrifice") and is believed to be the spot where Brahma offered his first sacrifice after creating the world. It is one of four sites of the Kumbh Mela, the others being Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. It has a position of importance in Hinduism and Hindu mythology for it is situated at the confluence, known as Triveni Sangam, of the holy rivers, Ganges and Yamuna, and Hindu belief says that the invisible Sarasvati River joins here also.

Allahabad is third fastest growing cities of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow and Agra. It is also one of the most green cities in the state. Besides having many prime educational institutions and organizations, the presence of key government offices give city an important status. These include Allahabad High Court, Principal Accountant General Office (AG office), UP Public Service Commission Office, Headquarters of North Central Railway, the Regional Office of the Central Board of Secondary Education and the UP Board of High School and Intermediate Education.

Allahabad also known to be associated with 7 out of 14 Prime Ministers of India. Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Gulzarilal Nanda, Vishwanath Pratap Singh and Chandra Shekhar were all either born in Allahabad, were alumni of Allahabad University or got elected from a constituency in Allahabad.

Government of India has selected Allahabad as one of the mission cities for Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM), with the goals of improving urban infrastructure, efficient governance and basic services to urban common citizens.

Etymology

The name is derived from the one given to the city by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1583. The name in Indian languages generally is Ilāhābād; ilah being Arabic for "(a) god" (in this context from Din-i-Ilahi, the religion founded by Akbar), and "-ābād" is Persian for "to construct or to create", which explains the meaning of name Allahabad as "God's creation".

History

Allahabad or Prayagraj is a historian's paradise. History lies embedded everywhere, in its fields, forests and settlements. 48 km (30 mi), towards the southwest, on the placid banks of the Yamuna, the ruins of Kosambi, at one time capital of the Vatsa Kingdom and later a thriving center of Buddhism, bear silent testimony to a forgotten and bygone era. On the eastern side, across the Ganges and connected to the city by the Shastri Bridge is Jhusi, identified with the ancient city of Pratisthanpur, capital of the Chandra dynasty. About 58 km (36 mi) northwest is the medieval site of Kara with its impressive wreckage of Jayachand's fort. Shringaverpur, another ancient site discovered relatively recently, has become a major attraction for tourists and antiquarians alike.

The city was known earlier as Prayāga - a name that is still commonly used. That fact that it is an ancient town is illustrated by supposed references in the Vedas to Prayag, where Brahma, the Hindu creator of the universe, is believed to have attended a sacrificial ritual. Excavations have revealed Northern Black Polished Ware objects in Prayag, further corroborating the conjecture that Prayag existed as a town as early as 600 B.C. Prayag was also important in the ancient Buddhist period as attested by the inscriptions on the Pillar of Asoka.

The Puranas record that Yayati left Prayag and conquered the region of Saptha Sindhu. His five sons Yadu, Druhyu, Puru, Anu and Turvashu became the main tribes of the Rigveda.

Allahabad is an extremely important and integral part of the Ganges-Yamuna Doab, and its history is inherently tied with that of the Doab region, right from the inception of the town.

When the Aryans first settled in what they termed the Aryavarta, or Madhyadesha, Prayag or Kaushambi was an important part of their territory. The Vatsa (a branch of the early Indo-Aryans) were rulers of Hastinapur (near present day Delhi), and they established the town of Kaushambi near present day Prayag. They shifted their capital to Kaushambi when Hastinapur was destroyed by floods.

In the times of the Ramayana, Prayag was made up of a few rishis' huts at the confluence of the sacred rivers, and much of the Vatsa country was continuous jungle. Lord Rama, the main protagonist in the Ramayana, spent some time here, at the Ashram of Sage Bharadwaj, before proceeding to nearby Chitrakuta.

The Doaba region, including Prayag was controlled by several empires and dynasties in the ages to come. It became a part of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires of the east and the Kushan Empire of the west before becoming part of the local Kannauj Empire which became very powerful.

Objects unearthed in Prayag indicate that it was part of the Kushan Empire in the 1st century AD. In his memoirs on India, Xuanzang, the Chinese chronicler who travelled through India during Harsha's (Harshavardhana) reign (607-647), writes that he visited Prayag in 643.

When Islamic rule came, Prayag became a part of the Delhi Sultanate when the town was annexed by Muhammad of Ghor in 1193. Then the Mughals took over from the rulers of Delhi and under them Prayag rose to prominence once again.

Acknowledging the strategic position of Prayag in the Doaba or the "Hindostan" region, at the confluence of its defining rivers which had immense navigational potentials, Akbar built a magnificent fort– one of his largest– on the banks of the holy Sangam and re-christened the town as Illahabad in 1575. The Akbar fort has an Ashokan pillar and some temples, and is largely a military barracks. On the southwestern extremity of Allahabad lies Khusrobagh; it has three mausoleums, including that of Jahangir's first wife – Shah Begum.

It was from Allahabad that Prince Salim, later to become emperor Jahangir, revolted against his father, the Mughal emperor Akbar. In 1602, prince Salim held a parallel imperial court in Akbar's fort here, ignoring the royal summons to leave Allahabad and proceed to Agra. However, before his death in 1605, Akbar named Salim his successor. The history repeated itself when in his (Muslim League) presidential address on December 29, 1930 at Allahabad, Muhammad Iqbal outlined a vision of an independent state for Muslim-majority provinces in northwestern India named Pakistan.

Before colonial rule was imposed over Allahabad, the city was rocked by Maratha incursions. But the Marathas also left behind two beautiful 18th century temples with intricate architecture.

In 1765, the combined forces of Mir Qasim (the (Nawab of Bengal), Shuja-ud-Daula (the Nawab of Awadh), and Shah Alam II the Mughal Emperor lost the Battle of Buxar to the British East India Company commanded by General Hector Munro. Although, the British did not take over their states, they established a garrison at the Prayag fort - realising its strategic position as the gateway to the northwest. The Governor-General of India, Warren Hastings, later took Allahabad from Shah Alam and gave it to Awadh alleging that he had placed himself in the power of the Marathas.

In 1801 the Nawab of Awadh ceded the city to the British East India Company. Gradually the other parts of Doaba and adjoining region in its west (including Delhi and Ajmer-Merwara regions) were won by the British. When these north western areas were made into a new Presidency called the "North Western Province of Agra", with its capital at Agra. Allahabad remained an important part of this state.

In 1834, Allahabad became the seat of the Government of the Agra Province and a High Court was established. But a year later both were relocated to Agra.

In 1845, missionaries established the Apostolic Vicariate of Patna, which later became the Diocese of Allahabad.

In 1857, Allahabad was active in the first Indian Rebellion of 1857 sometimes inappropriately called as Indian Mutiny. After this revolution, the British truncated the Delhi region of the state, merging it with Punjab and transferred the capital of the North-Western Provinces to Allahabad, which remained so for the next 20 years.

In 1877 the provinces of Agra (NWPA) and Awadh were merged to form a new state which was called the United Provinces. Allahabad was the capital of this new state till the 1920s.

Geography

Allahabad is located at 25°27′N 81°50′E / 25.45°N 81.84°E / 25.45; 81.84 in the southern part of the Uttar Pradesh at an elevation of 98 metres (322 ft) and stands at the confluence of the Ganges, and Yamuna rivers. The region was known in antiquity as the Vats country. To its southwest is the Bundelkhand region, to its east and south east is the Bagelkhand region, to its north and northeast is the Awadh region and to its west is the lower doab of which it is a part.

Allahabad stands at a strategic point both geographically and culturally. An important part of the Ganges-Yamuna Doaba region, it is the last point of the Yamuna River and is the last frontier of the Indian west.

The land of the Allahabad district that falls between the Ganges and Yamuna is just like the rest of Doab, fertile but not too moist, which is especially suitable for the cultivation of wheat. The non-doabi parts of the district (which were not originally a part of Allahabad but were added later by the British), the southern and eastern part of the district are somewhat similar to those of adjoining Bundelkhand and Bagelkhand regions, dry and rocky.

The Indian longitude that is associated with Jabalpur, also passes through Allahabad, which is 343 km (213 mi) north of Jabalpur on the same longitude.

Reorganisation of Allahabad
The Allahabad division and the district underwent a major reorganisation a few years ago. The Etawah and Farrukhabad districts of the Allahabad division were merged with the Agra division, while Kanpur dehat was carved out from the Kanpur district and a separate Kanpur division was created.

Parts of the western areas of Allahabad were carved out to create the new Kaushambi district. Now the new Allahabad division consists of Allahabad, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh and Fatehpur districts.

Demographics

Allahabad City has a population of 1,042,229 as per the 2001 census. It lists as the 32nd most populous city in India. Allahabad has an area of about 70 km (27 sq mi) and is 98 m (322 ft) above sea level. Languages spoken in and around Allahabad include Hindi, Urdu, Bhojpuri (local dialect), and English.

The dialect of Hindi spoken in Allahabad is Awadhi, although Khariboli is most commonly used in the city area. In the eastern, non-doabi part of the Allahabad district Bagheli dialect is more common.

All major religions are practiced in Allahabad. Hindus comprise about 85% and Muslims about 12%. There are small groups of Christians, Sikhs and Buddhists.

Climate

Allahabad experiences all four seasons. The summer season is from April to June with the maximum temperatures ranging between 40 °C (104 °F) to 45 °C (113 °F). Monsoon begins in early July and lasts till September. The winter season falls in the months of December, January and February. Temperatures in the cold weather could drop to freezing with maximum at almost 12 °C (54 °F) to 14 °C (57 °F). Allahabad also witnesses severe fog in January resulting in massive traffic and travel delays. It does not snow in Allahabad.

Lowest temperature recorded, −2 °C (28 °F) −2 °C; highest 48 °C (118 °F) 48 °C.

Civic Administration

Municipal Corporation of Allahabad(also called Allahabad Nagar Nigam), is one of the old municipalities of the state. The corporation came into existence in 1864, when Lucknow Municipal Act was passed by Government of India. City municipal area is divided in total 80 wards and a member(the Corporator) from each ward is elected to form the Municipal Committee. The Corporators elect the Mayor of city. The chief executive is the Commissioner of Allahabad who is appointed by the state government.

Cityscape

Allahabad is situated at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers. It encompasses a large area and is an inland peninsula surrounded by rivers on three sides with only one side connected to the mainland. Because of this fact, to handle growing traffic and connectivity demands, Allahabad has many bridges crossing rivers the Ganges and Yamuna.

The urban area of city can be classified into three categories. The Old City is economic center of city. This area is having high density where major roads are used as transport corridors as well as market streets. The newer city around Civil Lines area, was conceived during British rule. This area is well planned on grid-iron road pattern with additional diagonal roads which makes it an efficient city. It is a low density area with wide tree lined avenues. It houses major educational institutions, offices, gardens and cantonment areas. The outer growth areas include satellite towns along major highways passing thrugh cities. It also includes city areas trans Ganges and Yamuna.

Places

Allahabad is well known for its sporting activities in the fields of Cricket, Badminton, Tennis and Gymnastics. There are several sports complexes that can be used by both amateurs and professionals. These include the Madan Mohan Malaviya Cricket stadium, Mayo Hall Sports Complex and the Boys' High School & College Gymnasium. There are several swimming facilities throughout the city as well. Allahabad has a prominent place in Indian Gymnastics. It is the leading team in SAARC and Asian countries. Khelgaon Public School at Jhalwa, Allahabad provides training in Gymnastics. Khelgaon Gymnasts won two Gold and 3 silver medals at 33rd Tulit Peter Memorial Cup-2007 held at Hungary. The largest icon of Indian hockey till date, Major Dhyanchand, was born on August 29, 1906, in Allahabad. He won gold medal in three successive Olympic games: Amsterdam Olympics 1928, Los Angeles Olympics 1932 and Berlin Olympics 1936. Mohammed Kaif, Indian cricket player, is from Allahabad. Another prominent sporting personality from Allahabad is Abhinn Shyam Gupta who won the National title of badminton in 2002.

Some places of interests in Allahabad are:

• Sangam and around, particularly in December to February, when Kumbh Mela is going on.
• Anand Bhavan and Jawahar Planetarium.
• New Yamuna Bridge, Yamuna bank road.
• Company Bagh, Alfred Park and Allahabad Museum.
• Allahabad High Court building
• All Saints Cathedral - was built in Century Gothic Style in 13th Century. Also commonly known as Patthar Girja Ghar, this cathedral stands at a prominent location of the city in lush green premises. It figures among the finest Cathedrals of India. Though it was consecrated in 1887, it took another 40 years for it to be completed.
• Allahabad University, established on 23 September 1887, is the fourth oldest University of India after Calcutta, Bombay and Madras University. Its sprawling 320 acre campus in the middle of the city has many heritage buildings.
• Ewing Christian College - American and Victorian Era architecture; the College was established by American Presbyterians in 1902 by the banks of the river yamuna.

Architecture

The imprints of Britishers and Mughals can be seen in buildings, gardens and places in Allahabad. The styles of buildings reflect a good mix of western Gothic and Mughal architectures.

All Saints Cathedral, designed by great English architect William Emerson who also designed Victoria Memorial of Calcutta. This cathedral is the most beautiful building in city. Styled in 13th Century Gothic architecture, building's interior is more beautiful than its exterior with high ceilings and stone Gothic arches.

Muir College (1874), designed by William Emerson, in Indo-Saracenic architecture, an excellent mix of Gothic and Indian architectural elements. Its foundation was laid in 1874 and opened in 1886. It has an arcade quadrangle, which is dominated, by a 200 feet minaret tower in cream coloured sandstone from Mirzapur with marble and mosaic floors. The domes of the Indo-Saracenic structure are clad in Multan glazed tiles.

University Science Faculty buildings have classical architectural designs and have strong Victorian and Islamic style architectural influences.

Allahabad High Court(1916) - Chief Justice, Sir John Staley laid the foundation in 1911. It was finally completed in 1916 and opened by Viceroy Lord Chelmsford. Designed by Frank Lishman. this structure is subtly adapted to the climate as is evident from the double roofing with tiles from Allahabad on top to beat the summer heat. Conceived in a grand fashion, it has a domed pediment centre, arcade wings, stone balustrades and engrained arches. It reflects a beautiful synthesis of Eastern and Western architectural styles.

Khusro Bagh - The three sandstone mausoleums within this walled garden, present an exquisite example of Mughal architecture.

Public Library (1864)- Standing at Alfred Park it is a beautiful building designed by R.Roskell Rayne. This public library is another remarkable example of Gothic Style. The memorial has a lofty tower and accorded cloisters.

The Old High Court and Public Offices - They are four-storied block. Made of sandstone and ashore these were built by Colonel Pile in I 870 in the classical style. The Minto Park to the west of the ton has a Memorial Pillar enriched with Royal medallions and four lions carrying the Imperial coronet. This was a memorial pillar to the Royal Proclamation of the assumption of rule by the British crown in 1858. The Municipal Museum adjoining the library is yet another colonial structure that is a treasure-trove of archaeological artifacts.

The new Yamuna bridge built jointly by Hindustan Construction Company and Hyundai Engineering and Construction, is India's first cable stayed six lane road bridge in India, representing modern design structure. This large bridge has two pylons made of concrete, which support a large part of bridge deck with the help of attached steel cables.

Transportation

Air

Allahabad is served by the Allahabad Airport (Bamrauli Air Force Base) (IXD) and is linked to Delhi and Kolkata (Calcutta) by JetLite and Air India Regional. Other larger airports in the vicinity are at Varanasi (Varanasi Airport 142 km (88 mi)) and Lucknow (Amausi International Airport 210 km (130 mi)).

Road

National Highway 2, one of the Golden Quadrilateral routes, runs through middle of the city. Allahabad is located in between Delhi and Kolkata on this highway. National Highway 96 connects to NH 28 at Faizabad. Another is National Highway 27 which is 93 km (58 mi) long and starts from Allahabad and ends at Mangawan in Madhya Pradesh connecting to National Highway 7. A four lane access controlled bypass road of 84.7 km aided by World Bank is nearing its completion. This will not only reduce transport constraints but will also de-congest heavy transport traffic passing through middle of city. There are other state highways that link Allahabad to all other parts of the country. Allahabad has three bus stations catering to different routes - at Zero Road, Leader Road and Civil Lines. A number of road bridges on rivers Ganges and Yamuna have been built to connect Allahabad with its suburb towns like Naini, Jhusi etc. A new eight lane access controlled expressway- Ganga Expressway is also proposed to pass through Allahabad. Tourist taxis, auto rickshaws (or tempos) are available for local transport. There is also a local bus service that connects various parts of the city. But the most convenient method of local transport is the cycle rickshaw. Rates are not fixed and one needs to bargain.

Train

Served by Indian Railways, Allahabad is the headquarters of the North Central Railway Zone, and is well connected by trains with all major cities, namely, Kolkata , Delhi, Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), Hyderabad, Lucknow, Patna, Bangalore and Jaipur. Allahabad has eight railway stations with in its city limits namely Prayag , Allahabad City (Rambagh), Daraganj, Allahabad Junction, Naini Jn, Prayag Ghat, Subedar Ganj & Bamrauli.

Education

Allahabad attracts students and learners from all over country. Allahabad has one central university, three deemed universities, research and technical institutions and colleges known for providing higher education in vast range of disciplines. Few of the reputed ones can be listed as following.

• Allahabad University founded in 1887 is the fourth oldest university of India, is granted Central University status.
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, a deemed university, one of the twenty National Institutes of Technology and an Institute of National Importance of India.
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A), ranked among the top 10 engineering schools in India. This institute also conferred the Deemed University status by government of India.
• Allahabad Agricultural Institute a deemed university, is the oldest such institute in South Asia.
• Harish-Chandra Research Institute is an institute funded by Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, dedicated to research in Mathematics and Physics.
• Motilal Nehru Medical College.
• Birla Institute of Technology Allahabad is an extension center of Birla Institute of Technology Ranchi a premier engineering college of India which was ranked at tenth place by India Today magazine among best engineering institutions of India.
• Ewing Christian College founded in 1902 is the only Autonomous Minority Co-Educational College of the Allahabad University. The College was established by The American Presbyterians visiting India on Christian Mission. The Church of North India is the main controlling body, and the Bishop of the Lucknow Diocese stands the grand Chairman on the College. The campus is beautifully situated along the Yamuna River as a symbol of the grandeur of this historic city.
• Institute of Engineering and Rural Technology (IERT) Allahabad, was established to provide diploma courses in various engineering disciplines, now offers degree courses also from Uttar Pradesh Technical University.

There are many government aided and private schools and colleges in Allahabad which are affiliated with either the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), or the UP Board of High School and Intermediate Education. Allahabad is one of the regional divisions of CBSE and head office of UP Board of High School and Intermediate Education. English is the medium of instructions in most private schools while government aided schools and colleges offer both Hindi and English medium education. St Joseph's College, Boys' High School and College, Maharshi Patanjali Vidya Mandir, St Mary's Convent School, Girls' High School, Government Intermediate College and Colonelganj Intermediate College are some of the reputed schools in city.

To cater needs of vocational, technical and professional education in rural areas of Allahabad and nearby districts, the Ministry of HRD, Government of India has recently started another university named Nehru Gram Bharti Vishwavidyalaya at Dubawal village of Allahabad. The university currently offers academic programs at graduate and post graduate levels in various disciplines including Arts, Commerce, Science, Education(as subject), Law, Management, Rural Development, Master of Social Works, Computer Applications, Journalism etc.

Industries

Allahabad has few industries. The main industrial area of Allahabad is Naini where several public and private sector companies have their units, offices and factories. To name few big companies are - Areva T&D India Ltd (A division of multinational Areva Group), Indian Telephone Industry Ltd.(ITI), Bharat Pumps and Compressors Limited (BPCL), Reliance Industries Limited - Allahabad Manufacturing Division , Hindustan Cables Limited, Triveni Structurals Limited (TSL - a subsidiary of Bharat Yantra Nigam), Glass Factory etc.

Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-Operative Limited is situated in Phulpur area. It is more commonly known as IFFCO. It has several complexes in India and IFFCO, phulpur is one of them. IFFCO, Phulpur complex has two production units – Phulpur unit-I and Phulpur unit-II and is the world’s largest fertilser complex based on naphtha as feed stock.

Trivia

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• Because solar events in Allahabad occur 5 hours and 27.4 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, the city is very close to the reference point for IST or Indian Standard Time which is + 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich. Allahabad is -2.6 minutes behind IST and Varanasi is +2 minutes ahead of IST. Actual IST longitude is between these two cities.
• World's first official air mail was sent from Allahabad on Saturday, 18 February 1911.
• Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning made the famous declaration in 1858 when East India Company officially handed over control of India to the British Raj. It happened in a park known as Minto Park or Madan Mohan Malviya Park.
• On June 12, 1975, Justice Jagmohan Sinha of the Allahabad High Court determined and wrote his opinion on the inappropriateness of the election of Indira Gandhi from the Raibareli constituency, thereby requiring Indira Gandhi to step down from the prime ministership (Case: Raj Narain vs. Indira Gandhi). This resulted in Indira Gandhi imposing national emergency on June 26, 1975 and imprisoning most of the political opposition in the country.
• India's first jet plane took its flight from Allahabad.
• In January 2007, more than 70 million Hindu pilgrims from around the world gathered at Allahabad for the Kumbh Mela, the world's largest religious festival and also the world's largest gathering.

Notable people from Allahabad

• Madan Mohan Malaviya (freedom fighter)
• Motilal Nehru (advocate and politician)
• Jawaharlal Nehru (politician and Prime Minister)
• Indira Gandhi (Prime Minister)
• G. R. Sharma (historian)
• Harish Chandra (Physicist, Mathematician)
• Manindra Agrawal (Computer Scientist)
• Mriganka Sur (Cognitive scientist)
• Murli Manohar Joshi (politician, Former cabinet minister)
• Harivansh Rai Bachchan (poet)
• Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (Hindi poet)
• Vibhuti Narain Rai (writer)
• Mahadevi Varma (poet and writer)
• Firaq Gorakhpuri (Urdu poet)
• Amitabh Bachchan (actor)
• Dhyan Chand (hockey player)
• Maulvi Liaquat Ali (Freedom Fighter)
• Mohammad Kaif (cricket player)
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (spiritual leader)
• Ravindra Khattree (academic statistician)
• Purushottam Das Tandon (politician and freedom fighter)
• Shubha Mudgal (Singer, Hindustani classical music)
• V. P. Singh (former Prime Minister of India)
• Lal Bahadur Shastri (former Prime Minister of India)
• Dharmveer Bharti (Hindi writer)
• Dhirendra Verma (Hindi poet)
• Ramkumar Verma (Hindi poet)
• Akbar Allahabadi (Urdu poet)
• Vikas Swarup (novelist)

References

1. Official census data of Indian cities as on 2001
2. Arabic Allāh = "Allah, God", 'ilāh = "a god"
3. See Demographic trends section of City Development Plan at http://jnnurm.nic.in/nurmudweb/toolkit/AllahabadCdp/Part1.pdf
4. Mission Cities at http://jnnurm.nic.in/nurmudweb/missioncities.htm
5. http://www.citymayors.com/gratis/indian_cities.html
6. ^ http://allahabadnagarnigam.in/english/about_nagarnigam_allahabad.htm
7. Weatherbase.com
8. http://allahabadnagarnigam.in/english/governingbody.htm
9. Architecture of All Saints Cathedral http://www.allsaintscathedralallahabad.com/ARCHITECTURE.htm
10. refer KEY FACTS by HCC http://www.hccindia.com/core_business_inner.php?page=core_business&id=3
11. India - Allahabad Bypass Project http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/PROJECTS/0,,contentMDK:20133102~menuPK:64282137~pagePK:41367~piPK:279616~theSitePK:40941,00.html
12. http://www.constructionupdate.com/products/projectsinfo/2008/28-Julyto3rd-August-2008/013.html
13. "IIITA Sources".
14. Exclusive India Today-Gallup Survey http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010521/cover-engineering.shtml
15. http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010521/coverengineering.html
16. Program details of Nehru Gram Bharti Vishwavidyalaya http://www.nehrugrambharati.org.in/admission-programme--procedure.html
17. The World's First Official Post By Aeroplane
18. Allahabad

External links

• Official website of Allahabad
• Allahabad Development Authority
• Allahabad Nagar Nigam (Municipal Office)
• High Court Allahabad
• Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad
• Template:Wikitravel
• Allahabad at Wikimapia - Showing places, geography, terrain, routes in and around Allahabad using satellite images
• All Saints Cathedral (Pathar Girjaghar), Allahabad

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Srikalahasti (Air) Srikalahasti Pancha Sabhas Art/Chithiram, Courtallam Copper/Thamiram, Nellai Emerald/Rathinam, Thiruvalangadu Gold/Pon, Thillai Silver/Velli, Madurai Sapta Puris Avantika Ayodhya Dwaravati Kanchi Kashi Mathura Maya Shakti Peeths Vimala Temple Taratarini Temple Kamakhya Temple Kalighat Kali Temple Kukkuteswara Temple Koneswaram Temple Kamakshi Amman Temple Chamundeshwari Temple Mahalakshmi Temple Biraja Temple Alopi Devi Mandir Mangla Gauri Temple Vishalakshi Temple Others Kumbha Kshetras Haridwar Haridwar Kumbha Mela Nashik-Trimbak Nashik-Trimbak Kumbha Mela Prayagraj (Prayaga) Prayaga Kumbha Mela Ujjain Ujjain kumbha Mela Sun Temple for Chhath Puja Deo Sun Temple Umga Sun Temple Navagraha temples Suryanar Kovil Kailasanathar Temple Vaitheeswaran Koil Swetharanyeswarar Temple Apatsahayesvarar Temple Agniswarar Temple Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple Rahu Stalam Nagannathaswamy Temple Important Amarnath Aundha Gokarna Khajuraho Kudalasangama Lingaraj Paadal Petra Sthalam Thanjavur Tirupati Thiruvarur Thrissur Vaikom Samadhis Alandi Belur Math Tulsi Ghat Meherabad Shirdi Gorakhpur Panchaganga Ghat Puri Nagpur Prasanthi Nilayam Others Ahobilam Ambaji Ambalappuzha Annavaram Arunachala Basar Bhadrachalam Chidambaram Chitrakoot Chottanikkara Dakor Dakshineswar Kali Temple Deo Dharmasthala Ettumanoor Gaya Gokul Guruvayur Indraprastha Jageshwar Jajpur Kalighat Kanyakumari Katra Vaishno Devi Khatu Kollur Kumbakonam Kurukshetra Madurai Mangalagiri Mayapur Nabadwip Nashik Nathdwara Pandharpur Prayag (Triveni Sangam) Pushkar Pushpagiri Temple Complex Rishikesh Ryali Sabarimala Shakti Pitha Simhachalam Somnath Sonamukhi Sri Kurmam Sringeri Srirangam Swaminarayan Akshardham (Gandhinagar) Swaminarayan Akshardham (New Delhi) Thrippunithura Tiruchanur Tirumala Tirunavaya Udupi Velliangiri Vemulawada Vijayawada Vrindavan Yadagirigutta Out of India Ateshgah of Baku (Azerbaijan) Bhadreshwaram (Vietnam) Ganga Talao (Mauritius) Iraivan temple (USA) Kadhalishwaram ruins (China) Mount Kailash (Tibet) Sivan temple (Singapore) Sthūlādri (Thailand) Temple in the Sea (Trinidad and Tobago) Thewasathan Bot Phram (Sao Chingcha, Bangkok) Cambodia Angkor Wat Tribhuvanamāhesvaram Indonesia Balinese temple Besakih Temple Candi Surawana Cangkuang Ceto Temple Denpasar Dieng Plateau Gebang Gedong Songo Gianyar Gunung Kawi Jawi Temple Kidal Temple Marga Pejeng Penataran Prambanan Pura Luhur Ulu Watu Pura Penataran Sasih Pura Ulun Danu Batur Pura Ulun Danu Bratan Shivagraham Singhasari temple Sukuh Tanah Lot Tirta Empul Nepal Chataradham Janakpurdham Kathmandu Pashupatinath Pakistan Hinglaj Sharada Peeth Multan Sun Temple Katas Raj Temples Amb Temples Kalat Kali Temple Nagarparkar Temples Mansehra Shiva Temple Lava Mandir Jagannath Temple Churrio Jabal Durga Temple Sadh Belo Island Mandir Kafir Kot Sri Lanka Pancheshwarams Ketheeshwaram Koneswaram Munneshwaram Naguleshwaram Thondeshwaram Others Ati Konanayakar Kataragama Kokkadicholai Thaanthonreeswarar Pathirakali Amman Temple Thambiluvil Kannaki Amman Temple Thambiluvil Sri Sivalinga Pillayar Temple Thirukkovil Temple v t e Million-plus agglomerations in India North Chandigarh Delhi Haryana: Faridabad Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar Punjab: Ludhiana Amritsar Rajasthan: Jaipur Jodhpur Kota Central Chhattisgarh: Raipur Bhilai Madhya Pradesh: Indore Bhopal Jabalpur Gwalior Uttar Pradesh: Agra Ghaziabad Kanpur Lucknow Meerut Prayagraj Varanasi Eastern Bihar: Patna Jharkhand: Jamshedpur Dhanbad Ranchi West Bengal: Kolkata Asansol Western Gujarat: Ahmedabad Surat Vadodara Rajkot Maharashtra: Mumbai Pune Nagpur Nashik Vasai-Virar Aurangabad Southern Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam Vijayawada Karnataka: Bangalore Kerala: Kochi Kozhikode Thrissur Malappuram Thiruvananthapuram Kannur Kollam Tamil Nadu: Chennai Coimbatore Madurai Tiruchirappalli Telangana: Hyderabad Template:Hindi Speaking Areas of India

• Articles with trivia sections from December 2008
• Cities and towns in Allahabad district
• Hindu holy cities
• Yamuna River
• Places of Indian Rebellion of 1857
• Allahabad railway division
• Divisions of Indian Railways
• North Central Railway Zone
• Tourism in Uttar Pradesh