Allahabad city

Allahabad city

Allahabad is one of the largest cities of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is built on a very ancient site of the Aryans formerly known as Prayag. Allahabad is the seventh most-populous city in the state and thirty-sixth most-populous city in India. It is world 130th fastest-growing city. Prayag is the original name of Allahabad. It is the second-oldest city in India. It is situated on an inland peninsula, surrounded by the rivers Ganges and Yamuna on three sides, Allahabad was originally called Kaushambi by the Kuru rulers of Hastinapur. It is located in southern Uttar Pradesh. Allahabad is known as the "Prime Minister Capital of India". The Allahabad city is one of four sites of the Kumbh Mela, an important mass Hindu pilgrimage. Several ancient Indian holy texts like Vedas, Puranas, Ramayana, and Mahabharata have mentioned about Allahabad.

Tourist Attractions

Kaushambi (capital of the Vatsa kingdom)

Anand Bhavan: It is a large bungalow in Allahabad. It was built by constructed by Indian political leader Motilal Nehru in the 1930s.

New Yamuna Bridge: It is the longest cable-stayed bridge of India, which is located in Allahabad.

Allahabad Museum: It is known for its rich collection and unique objects of art, and is funded by Ministry of Culture.

Khusro Bagh: It is a large walled Mughal garden surrounding the mausoleums of Khusrau Mirza (eldest son of Emperor Jahangir, Shah Begum)

Alfred Park:  It is a public park and it is renamed after freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad, who sacrificed his life here, during the Indian independence struggle in 1931.

Jawahar Planetarium: The planetarium was built in 1979 and is situated beside Anand Bhavan.

Triveni Sangam: It is a place of religious importance and site of historic Kumbh Mela held every 12 years.

Allahabad Fort: The Fort was built by Emperor Ashoka and it is repaired by Emperor Akbar in 1583.

Education in Allahabad: The city’s schools are run by the state government and private organizations, many of which are religious. There are most private schools, government schools and colleges.

Allahabad University:  It was founded in 1876. It is the oldest university in the state.

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad

Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

Motilal Nehru Medical College

 Ewing Christian College; Harish-Chandra Research Institute

Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute

How can reach

By Air: It is well-connected by air network with other major cities. Allahabad has its own airport. It is only 12 km away from the main city. The other nearby Airports is based in Varanasi, Lucknow and Kanpur. The other major nearest airport is Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport. It is just 167 km from the center of Allahabad, India.

By Road: It is well-connected by road networks with other major cities. It is well connected with other cities like Gorakhpur, Varanasi, and Jhansi etc. by Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation.

By Train: It is well-connected by rail networks with other major cities. Allahabad Junction is one of the major junctions in Northern India. There are many trains that connect it to several other places such as Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Bhopal, Kolkata and Jaipur. Four important railway stations of Allahabad are City Station at Rambagh, Daraganj Station, Prayag Station and Allahabad Station.

Distance

New Delhi  -> 664 km

Haryana  -> 800 km

Rajasthan  -> 931 km

Bhopal  -> 631 km

Varanasi  -> 120 km

Indore  -> 815 km

Noida   -> 644 km

Ahmedabad  -> 1278

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