The town of Unnao gives its name to the district of which it forms a part. About 1200 years ago, the site of this town was covered with extensive forests. Prashan Singh Chauhan, cleared the forests, probably in the thi ...
The land of Barabanki district possesses a rich heritage in keeping with its glorious past. This district since its inception has been the meditorium for numerous saints and ascetics, sanctum sanctorum of 'Sa ...
Hills in the south outcrops of gneiss rocks cluster into low ranges, covered for the most part with stunted jungle. This is followed by a more level tract in which the hills grow sparser. Now most of the hill area come ...
The city's name is a modern form of the classical name Kanyakubja (city of the hunchbacked maidens). It was also known as Mahodaya. Kannauj is an ancient city, in earlier times the capital of the Emp ...
It is popularly believed by the people that the name Hardoi comes from distorted version of its earlier name Haridrohi, which is a Hindi word that means "anti to God". According to Hindu ...
Pratapgarh, also called Bela, Bela Pratapgarh, Partapgarh or Partabgarh, is the birthplace of the national poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. The district is named after its headquarters town Bela Prata ...
Gonda ,name of this town comes from the Sanskrit - Hindi word of Goshala, meaning cowshed. The cowsheds of the royal lineage of Ayodhya viz. Ikshavaku (Raghukul) of the Solar dynasty were located here. The territory co ...
Kaushambi, a part of the planned industrial city of Ghaziabad, is an industrially planned and well developed region. Situated at the sidelines of the Delhi-U.P. border, it provides quick access to the capital city. A ...
Formerly known as Prayag, Allahabad is situated on an island peninsula. Located in the southern part of Uttar Pradesh, the beautiful city stands at the confluence of three holy rivers -- Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.&nb ...
Basti is a town and was originally known as a village. The origin of the name Vaishishthi is attributed to the fact that this area was the Ashram of Rishi Vashistha in ancient period. Lord rama with his younger br ...
Jhansi is a historic city in Uttar pradesh. It lies in Bundelkhand region on the banks of the Pahuj river. Jhansi , called the Gateway to Bundelkhand, is situated between the rivers Pahuj and Betwa ...
Bareilly ,located on Ramganga,lies in the geographical region of Rohilhand. Bareilly is the fourth city in Uttar Pradesh with compressed natural gas(CNG) filling stations (after Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra) ...
Mirzapur is known for its carpet and brassware industries. The city is surrounded by several hills and is famous for the holy shrine of Vindhyachal, Ashtbhuja and Kali khoh and also have Devrahwa Baba as ...
Vindhyachal city is a Hindu pilgrimage site having the temple of Vindhyavasini. The detailed description has been given in 'Durga Saptashati' Chapter of Markandeya Purana. The river Ganga fl ...
Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa river, one of the easternmost districts of Uttar Pradesh, once formed a part of the ancient Kosala kingdom, except its north-eastern part. Azamgarh is also know ...
Pilibhit is the north-easternmost district of Bareilly divison, situated in the sub- HImalayan Plateau belt next to foothills of Sivalik Range, known for the origin of river Gomatii and one of the m ...
Sarnath is a city located 13 kilometres north-east of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Gomati rivers . The deer park in Sarnath is where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma ...
Situated on the banks of river Yamuna, the city of Agra has had a long tryst with history that dates back to the Mahabharata. It is during the Mughal rule that Agra assumed importance and Sikander Lodhi is known as ...
Mau, now known as Maunath Bhanjan, located nearly 120 km from Varanasi on the banks of Tamsa. It is a major centre of textile weavers. Tamsa river flows through the city. In the 1960s it ...
Rampur was formerly known for its various industries, including sugar refining and cotton milling. Its library has more than 12,000 rare manuscripts and a fine collection of Mughal miniature paintings. It is the ...
Chandauli covered by the present district was part of the ancient kingdom of Kashi. Apart from the numerous legends connected with this district, valuable evidence of antiquity has been found there and the remains of ...
Sambhal has a rich history and has been home to several rulers and emperors. It was found in Satyuga, at that time it was a very big city. From the Lodi's to the Mughal's, right from the 5th century BC and ...
Fatehpur Sikri ,previously the city's name was Vijaypur Sikari, of the Sikarwar Rajput clan; the later city was founded in 1569 by Emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585. ...
Sonbhadra or Sonebhadra is the 2nd largest district of Uttar Pradesh. Sonbhadra district is an industrial zone and it has lots of minerals like bauxite, limestone, coal,gold etc.Sonbhadra is calle ...
Panna was a Gond settlement until the 13th century. When the Gondi were defeated by the Chandelas they migrated to other parts of Madhya Pradesh. Until that date, there were many rulers of the area. The erstwhile capita ...
The district is named after the mythological Hindu saint Vibhandak Rishi, also called Bhindi Rishi. During Vedic period this region was ruled by Yadu, the son of King Yayati. Historically during Mahabharat Era, this ...
Alampur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bhind district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. I It is a historical town. Alampur is known for its history, for the chhatri of Malhar Rao Holkar which is in Alampur. ...
The name Khajuraho is derived from ancient Sanskrit kharjura, legends state that the temples had two golden date-palm trees as their gate. The temples of Khajuraho are India's unique gift to the world, represen ...
Orchha is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh Orchha was founded in 1531 by the Bundela Rajput chief, Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orchha, and also built the Fort of Orchha. The Chaturbhu ...
Datia had formerly been a state in the bundelkhand region.The ruling family were Rajputs of the Bundela clan; they descended from a younger son of a former raja of Orchha. The state was administered as part of the Bund ...
Rewa is another name for the Narmada River. The district with its present boundaries came into existence in 1950. The territories now included in the district were held by the imperial Maurya dynasty which ruled in t ...
Gwalior is known as the tourist capital of Madhya Pradesh. After being founded by Maharaj Suraj Sen, Gwalior Fort saw many different rulers ruling the city and suburbs around it. Gwalior became a prominent place for reli ...
Shivpuri is an ancient town and a sacred place, it was formerly known as Sipri. It received its current name after independence in honor of the God Shiva. It is steeped in the royal legacy of its past, when it was the s ...
Katni is a conglomeration of culture from three cultural states — Mahakausal, Bundelkhand, and Baghelkhand. There are three stories which may explain why Katni is called Mudwara.Katni junction has a half circular ...
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