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Allahabad was a participant in the 1857 Indian Mutiny, [87] when Maulvi Liaquat Ali unfurled the banner of revolt. [88] During the rebellion, Allahabad, with a number of European troops, [89] was the scene of a massacre. [19] Allahabad University, established in 1887, is one of the oldest modern universities in the Indian subcontinent.
A procession of Akharas march over the Ganges River during the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj in 2001.. Prayagraj, [1] also known as Ilahabad or Allahabad in an anglicized version in Roman script, [2] and anciently Prayag, is a city situated on an inland peninsula, surrounded by the rivers Ganges and Yamuna on three sides, with only one side connected to the mainland Doab region, of which it is a part.
Prayagraj district, formerly known as Allahabad district, [2] is the most populous district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Prayagraj city is the district headquarters of this district. The District is divided into blocks within tehsils .
Prayagraj Airport (IATA: IXD, ICAO: VEAB), also known as Allahabad Airport, is the domestic airport serving the city of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. Located in the Bamrauli suburb of the city, it is one of the oldest airports in India.
The Prayag Kumbh Mela, also known as Allahabad Kumbh Mela, is a mela, ... He describes such a ritual at a site located at the confluence of two rivers, in the kingdom ...
The Allahabad Fort was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1583. Abu'l-Fazl, in his Akbarnama writes: [2]. For a long time [Akbar's] desire was to found a great city in the town of Piyag [Prayag], where the rivers Ganges and Jamna join, and which is regarded by the people of India with much reverence, and which is a place of pilgrimage for the ascetics of that country, and to build a ...
Prayagraj Junction (station code: PRYJ), formerly known as Allahabad Junction, [1] is a railway station on the Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line,Howrah–Delhi main line, Prayagraj–Mau–Gorakhpur main line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line. It is the headquarters of the North Central Railway zone.
It is the longest cable-stayed bridge of India, located in Prayagraj [19] [20] [21] The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge. [22] The bridge runs north–south across the Yamuna river connecting the city of Allahabad to its neighborhood of Naini. Ghat: Saraswati Ghat: 2002