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General
Information
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Capital |
Lucknow. |
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Area |
2, 94, 411 sq. km. |
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Population |
13.91 crore (According
to 1991 Census). |
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Language |
Hindi. |
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Temperature |
Winter 7șC - 30șC;
Summer 24șC - 42șC. |
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Tourist Season |
October to March. |
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Airports |
Agra, Varanasi,
Lucknow, Kanpur, Pithorgarh. |
Introduction
The State is situated in Northern part of India and is surrounded by
Tibet & Nepal in the North, Madhya Pradesh in the South, Haryana,
Delhi & Rajasthan in the West and Bihar in the East. Often referred
to as the cow belt or Hindi belt, Uttar Pradesh has been the most
dominant state in Indian poltics and culture since Independence,
producing over half of India's prime ministers. This is partly
because it's the nation's most populous - it has as many inhabitants
as Brazil - and partly because of the central role the region plays
in the religious lanscape of Hindus. The Ganges River, which forms
the backbone of Uttar Pradesh, is the sacred river of Hinduism, and
four of the religion's seven holy towns are in the state, including
Varanasi, the holiest of them all. Uttar Pradesh is also a places of
major importance to Buddhists for it was at Sarnath, just outside
Varanasi, that the Buddha first preached his message of the middle
way. Most of Uttar Pradesh consists of the vast Ganges plain, an
area of awesome flatness which often floods dramatically during the
monsoon. The scenic north-western corner has hill stations sprinkled
along the foothills of the Himalya, boasts excellent trkking and
rises to form some of the highest mountains in India.
History
Over 2000 years ago the area that became Uttar Pradesh was part of
Ashoka's great Buddhist empire. Muslim raids from the north-west
began in the 11th century, and by the 16th century the region was
part of the famed Mughal empire whose capital was for some time at
Agra and Fatehpur Sikri. Following the decline of the Mughal empire,
the nawabs of Avadh rose to prominence in the central part of the
region and were responsible for turning Lucknow into a flourishing
center for the arts. When the British East India Company deposed the
last nawab, the Uprising of 1857 began at Meerut, and its most
tragic events took place in Lucknow and Kanpur. Agra was later
merged with Avadh and the state became known as United Provinence.
It was renamed Uttar Pradesh (Northern State) after Independence,
and is often known simply as U.P.
Main Rivers
Ganga, Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomati and Ghaghara.
Main Tourist and
Historical Places
Agra, Varanasi, Lucknow, Bageshwar, Jageshwar, Ranikhet, Pauri,
Chitrakoot etc.
Main Religious
Places
Kashi, Prayag, Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Badrinath, Kedarnath,
Gangotri, Yamunotri, Naimisharanya, Shaktipeeth, Vindhyavasini Devi
Temple, Devi Patan, Hemkund, Reeda-meeth Saheb, Deva Sharif etc.
Cool Destination
Nainital, Dehra Dun, Almora, Mussoorie.
Main Folklores
Birha, Chaiti, Dhola, Kajari, Rasia, Alha,Puran Bhagat, Bhartrihari.
Main Folk dances
Karma, Chanchali, Chapeli, Chholia,Pandav, Vadi-Vadin,Lang and
Bhaila.
Main Handicrafts
Chikan work, Zari work, Wooden toys and fruniture, Terracotta toys
and Brass work.
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