Cities in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh has ancient cities as well as developing cities. The most important cities of Uttar Pradesh are the capital city, Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra, and Mathura.

Lucknow

Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh is the main business hub of Uttar Pradesh. It is also famous as the city of nawabs as the Moghul nawabs ruled here and practiced the art and culture.

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It is one of the fastest developing cities of India. The sites of the city are Bada Immambara and the Rumi gate. It is also known for its rich Awadhi cuisine. Lucknow has witnessed steady progress in the field of information technology and real estate. Lucknow is well-connected with roads, rail and air ways.

Allahabad

Allahabad was the ancient capital of Uttar Pradesh. It is known as the sacred city for the confluence of the three rivers—Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. It is also known as Prayag, Sangam and Triveni. The Sangam is visited by the tourists of the world.

Maha Kumb Mela is celebrated here. Besides the devotees, the sadhus that reside in the caves of the Himalaya come here in the melas to worship. The Asokan Pillar is glittering in the Allahabad Fort. The city of Allahabad is also famous for its rural handicrafts products.

Kanpur

Kanpur is the industry core of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the bank of the Ganga River. The great market hub of the city is Navin market and Globus mall.  It has so many gardens, temples and museums. It is well-linked with the roads and rail ways of India.

Agra

Agra, the ancient capital of Moghul emperor, Akbar, is a city of ancient monuments. It is 200 km away from Delhi, the national capital of India. The Indian Airlines serves service from Delhi to Agra. The Shatabdi and Taj Express also provide service fro Delhi to Agra.  It is situated on the bank of the river Yamuna. The famous tourist attractions of Agra are Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Fort, Jama Masjid, Ram Bagh, and Akbar’s Tomb etc. The monuments of Agra bear the glorious rule of Moghul Empire.

 Varanasi

Varanasi is the religious and cultural hub of northern India.  It is the heart centre of the classical poets, philosophers and musicians. The city of Varanasi is famous for the Kashi Viswanath temple, Banaras University and so many temples of Hindu. It is a sacred city for the Hindus. Varanasi is also related to the religions of Buddhism and Jainism. The Hindu mythologies say that Lord Shiva lived here. Buddha first gave his sermon at Sarnath which is situated near Varanasi.

The other holy cities of Uttar Pradesh are Mathura and Vrindavan and recently developed industrial cities are Ghaziabad and Noida.