| ?Azamgarh Uttar Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 64 m (210 ft) |
| District(s) | Azamgarh |
| Population | 104,943 (2001) |
Coordinates: Azamgarh (Hindi: आज़मगढ़, Urdu: اعظم گڑھ) is a city and a municipal board in Azamgarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Indian Standard Time ( IST) is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka, with a Time offset of UTC+530. UTC+530 is the Timezone for Indian Standard Time Sri Lanka Time The geography of India is diverse with landscape ranging from snow-capped mountain ranges to deserts plains rainforests hills and plateaus The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A district is an administrative division of an Indian state or territory. Azamgarh district ( Hindi: आज़मगढ़ जिला Urdu: اعظم گڑھ ضلع) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised A township (or Municipality) is a settlement which has the status and powers of a unit of local government Azamgarh district ( Hindi: आज़मगढ़ जिला Urdu: اعظم گڑھ ضلع) is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (उत्तर प्रदेश اتر پردیش pronounced, Translation: Northern Province) referred to as '''U India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The town serves as the headquarters of Azamgarh District.
Like most towns in northern parts of India, Azamgarh is situated on the banks of a river--in this case on the Tons River. The Tons is the largest tributary of the Yamuna and flows through Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, touching Himachal Pradesh. Azamgarh was founded around 1665, by a powerful landlord named Azam Khan. Azam Khan may refer to one of several people Azam Khan (computer Entrepreneur Azam Khan (cricketer Azam Khan (singer
Azamgarh became a center of learning with the founding of Shibli National College, by the Muslim theoligan Shibli Nomani. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Allama Shibli Nu'mani (June 3 1857 - November 18 1914 Azamgarh) was an Indian scholar on Islam. Around 1883, Mr. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nomani, inspired by the works of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan of Aligarh Muslim University, established a college drawing scholars from all parts of Uttar Pradesh (then United Province) and northern India. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Bahadur, GCSI (also Sayyid Ahmad Khan (سید احمد خان بہا در October 17 1817 – March 27 1898 commonly known as Sir Syed was an Aligarh Muslim University is a Residential Academic Institution which was established in 1875 Allama Shibli Nomani established an academy, now known as Darul Musannefin Shibli Academy, prior to his death in 1914. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Darul Musannefin (house of writers) brings out a literary monthly journal in Urdu, Ma'arif.
Azamgarh is well connected to other parts of the state, and the recent launch of direct train connections with Bombay and Delhi (Mumbai and Delhi) has made this town more accessible. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population People of Azamgarh actively participated in various national movements especially in Quit India Movement in 1942.
More historical data on Azamgarh can be found in this 1911 writeup of a British fact book[1] and also at Azamgarh district website [2]
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Geography
Azamgarh is located at . [1] It has an average elevation of 64 metres (209 feet). The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Azamgarh had a population of 104,943. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Azamgarh has an average literacy rate of 14%, lower than the national average of 59. 5%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Culture
Azamgarh attracted international attention due to alleged corruption in its judicial system when certain judges declared persons dead at the behest of bribing relatives who sought inheritances. A victim, Lal Bihari, founded the Association of the Dead in that city to help victims cope with this particular legal abuse. The Association of the Dead ( Uttar Pradesh Mritak Sangh) is a northern Indian Pressure group that seeks to reclaim the legal rights of those falsely listed
Important personalities
- Rahul Sankrityayan (linguist and polymath)
- Shibli Nomani (poet, writer, educationist)
- Sir Iqbal Ahmed (First Advocate Muslim Chief justice of Allahabad High Court: 1945 to 1947)
- Hamiduddin Farahi (religious scholar and mufassir)
- Kaifi Azmi (Urdu poet)
- Shabana Azmi (film actress & Ex. Rahul Sānkrityāyana (राहुल संकृत्यायन ( 1893 1963) was one of the most widely-traveled scholars of India, spening forty-five Allama Shibli Nu'mani (June 3 1857 - November 18 1914 Azamgarh) was an Indian scholar on Islam. Iqbal Ahmed OBE is a British Entrepreneur of Bangladeshi origin Hamiduddin Farahi (1863-1930 was a celebrated Islamic scholar of Indian subcontinent. Kaifi Azmi ( Nastaliq: کیفی اعظمی, Devanagari: कैफ़ी आज़मी (1919 - May 10, 2002) was an Urdu Shabana Azmi ( Hindi: शबाना आज़मी born 18 September 1950 in New Delhi, India) is one of the leading actresses M. P. )
- Ram Naresh Yadav (Former Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh)
- Ameen Ahsan Islahi (religious scholar and mufassir)
- Abu Asim Azmi (M. Ram Naresh Yadav was a Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was from Janata Party. Amin Ahsan Islahi (1904–1997 was an Indian Pakistani exegete of the Qur'an, who became famous for his Urdu exegeses of Qur'an Tadabbur-i-Qur’an Abu Asim Azmi is a regional politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. P. )
- Ishtiyaq Ahmad Zilli (historian)
- Zafarul Islam Khan (noted scholar and journalist)
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Azamgarh
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Prof Ishtiyaq Ahmad Zilli (born 2 May 1942 chhaun azamgarh has retired as Professor of History from Aligarh Muslim University Zafarul Islam Khan is an Indian Muslim author and journalist based in New Delhi. Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius
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