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Important Cities

• Ghaziabad: Located along the Hindon River. One of the most industrialized and urbanized cities in UP. One of the cities in the urban planning purview of NCR, acting as satellite town for New Delhi. City was founded by Ghaziuddin as Ghaziuddin Nagar. It was earlier part of Meerut district. Various small factories of Rubber, Steel, Agricultural implements. High Literacy rate 93% .Hindon Air force base is situated near the city
• Noida: New Okhla Industrial Development Area developed by UP Industrial Area Development Act. Located near the old river bed of Yamuna, under the catchment of Yamuna and Hindon River. Major hub for Multinational IT companies, also emerged as hub for automobile ancillary units and head offices of Print and Media houses.
• Saharanpur: As regards its physical features, the north and the northeast of the district is surrounded by Shivalik hills and separates it from the Dehradun district in the recently created state of Uttaranchal. The river Yamuna forms its boundary in the west which separates it from Karnal and Yamuna nagar districts of Haryana. Saharanpur is internationally famous for its wood carving cottage industry. It is a thriving market of local agricultural produce, including basmati rice and mangoes. It is sub humid region because of the proximity of the Himalayan region. The literacy rate is77.94 per cent.
• Muzaffarnagar: Muzaffarnagar lies in the Doab region in the Western Uttar Pradesh and hence is a city in the middle of one of the most fertile farming land in the India. It has one of the biggest jaggery trading markets in whole of Asia. Jaggery is also exported from Muzaffarnagar to countries around Asia. Muzaffarnagar is an important industrial town with sugar, steel and paper being the major industries.
• Meerut: It is the second largest city in the National Capital Region of India . Meerut has a monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate characterized by very hot summers and cool winters. The city lies between the plains of the Ganges and Yamuna. it is bound on the north by Muzaffarnagar, in the south by Bulandshahr while Ghaziabad and Baghpat districts form the southern and western limits. The river Ganga forms the eastern boundary and separates the district from Moradabad and Bijnor. The Hindon forms the western boundary and separates the district from Baghpat. The ground is not rocky and there are no mountains. it is famous for handloom works and scissors industry.
• Bulandshahr: Bulandshahr District is in the Meerut Division of Uttar Pradesh, located between Ganges and Yamuna rivers. Pottery industry. Bulandshahr is also famous for its dairy farms. The milk produced here is mainly exported to Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan
• Aligarh: The city is situated in the middle portion of the doab, the land between the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers. The Grand Trunk Road passes through this city. Aligarh has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate, typical of north-central India. The literacy rate was 70.54 per cent. Aligarh has always been an important business centre of Uttar Pradesh and is most famous for its locks industry. The locks that are produced in Aligarh are exported to different parts of the world.
• Mathura: On the bank of Yamuna River. Among the “seven holy cities of India”. There are many place of historic and religious importance in Mathura and its neighboring towns.
• Agra: city on the banks of the river Yamuna is the one of the prominent destinations of the World Tourism map with three UNESCO World Heritage Sites. – The Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri & Red Fort. Agra district literacy rate is 62.56%.
• Firozabad: build by Firoz shah Tughlaq. Major hub for glass based industries, domestic glassware, bangles , chandeliers.
• Etawah: Etawah lies entirely in the Gangetic plain, but its physical features vary considerably and are determined by the rivers which cross it. Sindh, Kuwari, Chambal and Yamuna rivers. Near the banks of the Yamuna, the plain descends into the river valley by a series of wild ravines and terraces, inhabited only by a scattered race of hereditary herdsmen.
• Auraiya: same as etawah- earlier part of etawah. Maharatnas like NTPC and GAIL have their plants in this district.
• Moradabad: It was established in 1600 by Murad, the son of the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan; at the bank of River Ram Ganga (a tributary to the great Ganges). The city is famous for its huge export of brass handicrafts to North America and Europe, and is also thus called “Brass City” or Peetal Nagri (in the local language). Recently other products like Iron Sheet Metal wares, Aluminum Artworks and Glassware’s have also been included as per need of the foreign Buyers. Mentha is also exported from Moradabad.
• Rampur: in Moradabad Division of Uttar Pradesh State. It is surrounded by District Udham Singh Nagar in North, Bareilly in East, Moradabad in West and Badaun in South. he court musicians of the Nawabs subsequently gave rise to various gharanas or schools of Hindustani classical music. The Rampur-Sahaswan gharana of Hindustani classical music also has its origins in court musicians. Rampur was traditionally famous for the knives known as Rampuri Chaaku.
• Bareily: Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand. Bareilly is a centre for the manufacturing of furniture and for trade in cotton, cereal and sugar. The status of the city was upgraded when its name was included in the “Counter Magnets” of the National Capital Region (NCR), tarai, stretches along the extreme north of the district, and teems with large game, such as tigers, bears, deer, wild pigs. The river Sharda forms the eastern boundary of the district and is the principal stream. Next in importance is the Ramganga, which receives as its tributaries most of the hill torrents of the Kumaon mountains.
• Pilibhit: The district of Pilibhit is the north-eastern most district of Rohilkhand division which is situated in the sub Himalayan belt on the boundary of Nepal. The Sharda canal is the main canal of the district, the others being its branches the main crop in this area is sugar cane. Sugar factories. Small scale industries are Rice mills, engineering units, brick kilns, candles and mainly bansuri (flute) manufacturing.
• Lucknow: Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh and it has always been a multicultural city. Courtly manners, beautiful gardens, poetry, music, and fine cuisine patronized by the Persian-loving Shia Nawabs of the city are well known amongst Indians and students of South Asian culture and history. Lucknow is popularly known as the City of Nawabs. It is also known as the Golden City of the East, Shiraz-i-Hind and The Constantinople of India. Situated in the heart of the great Gangetic plain. he Gomti River, the chief geographical feature, meanders through the city, dividing it into the Trans-Gomti and Cis-Gomti regions. Lucknow has a great potential in handicraft sector and it accounts for 60% of the total exports from the state. Chicken work famous throughout the world.
• Faizabad: situated on the banks of river Ghaghra (locally known as Saryu). It was the first capital of the Nawabs of Awadh and has monuments built by the Nawabs of Awadh.
• Ayodhya: is an ancient city of India adjacent to Faizabad city in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya is located on the right bank of the river Saryu. Among Seven Holy Cities of India according to Hindus. The city has been in headlines for not very good reasons of clashes between Hindus and Muslims especially the demolition of Babri Masjid.
• Kanpur: is the Industrial Capital of Uttar Pradesh is also It is one of the oldest industrial townships of North India. An important centre of textile, leather, electronics, chemicals, food processing, automobiles. On the banks of Ganges. Kanpur features long and very hot summers, mild and relatively short winters, dust storms and a monsoon season. Kanpur lies in northern plains of India, which witness extremes of temperature. The only unit of the Indian Institute of Pulse Research (an institute of ICAR) and one of the three units of the National Sugar Institute is situated in Kanpur which reflects the strong agrarian nature of industries here.
• Jhansi: historical city of India lying on the banks of Pahuj River, Jhansi city is situated between the rivers Pahunj and Betwa. Jhansi is located in the plateau of central India, an area dominated by rocky reliefs and minerals underneath the soil. Being on a rocky plateau, Jhansi experiences extreme temperatures. Rani Lakshmi Bai, who led forces against British in 1857 against annexation of Jhansi. The North-South Corridor connecting Kashmir to Kanyakumari passes through Jhansi. The East-West corridor also goes through this city.
• Raebareli: The town is situated at the bank of the Sai River, 82 km southeast of Lucknow. The city and the district became famous as a political bastion of the Nehru-Gandhi family. Handloom and Agro products are principle. Flying school, Rail Factory and some other important institutes of National level are here.
• Allahabad: The original native name of this city is Prayag, representing the sacred union of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. An important part of the Ganges-Yamuna Doab region, it is the last point of the Yamuna River where it meets Ganga at Sangam. It is one of four sites of the mass Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, the others being Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. Indian Standard Time is calculated from 82.5° E longitude which passes through Allahabad. City is one of the largest commercial centers in the state. It is also one of the most prominent industrial towns, with 58 large industrial units, and more than 3,000 small scale industries. Along with Fertilizer plants are also situated. The city is major tourist attraction among domestic and international travelers.
• Kushinagar: Kushinagar, District Of The Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Is Known For Its Cultural Heritage All Over The World. It Is One Of The Four Holiest Places For The Buddhists. It is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where Gautama Buddha is thought to have attained Parnirvana after his death. Today, Kushinagar is a much-frequented pilgrimage site for Indian and foreign tourists, and temples have been constructed by Indian, Chinese, Sri Lankan, Thai, Burmese, South Korean, Tibetan and Japanese Buddhists, alongside the ruins of monasteries and stupas.
• Gorakhpur: Gorakhpur is a city in the eastern part of Pradesh, near the border with Nepal. It is located on the bank of river Rapti and Rohani. The district presents characteristics distinct from natural features of the western districts of Uttar Pradesh. This difference is due primarily to the relative proximity of the Himalayas, the outermost foothills of which are only a few kilometres from the northern borders.
• Azamgarh: Lies between Ganga and Ghaghra. Consists of a series of parallel ridges, whose summits are depressed into beds or hollows, along which the rivers flow; while between the ridges are low-lying rice lands, interspersed with numerous natural reservoirs. The soil is fertile, and very highly cultivated, bearing magnificent crops of rice, sugar-cane, wheat and orchards of mango and guava. What, Rice, Maize, Gram, corn, mustard, Sugarcane and cereals are major crops.
• Varanasi: Varanasi, or Banaras, (also known as Kashi) is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Is situated on the banks of the River Ganges. Varanasi is often said to be located between two confluences: one of the Ganges and Varuna, and other of the Ganges and Assi (Assi, a rivulet) Varanasi has several small cottage industries, including production of Banarasi saris. Produces large quantities of langra mangoes, which are variety developed in the area. Banarasi paan (betel leaf).
• Sarnath: Sarnath, about 10 km from the holy city of Varanasi, is the place where Buddha chose to deliver his first sermon. Besides Buddhism, Sarnath is also connected with Jainism.
• Renukoot: Renukoot lies in the southeast-most part of Uttar Pradesh and sits next to Shakti Nagar, Anpara and some other towns in nearby Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. Rihand Dam, located 1.5 km from Renukoot, was built over Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Lake and the Rihand River (a tributary of the Son River).
• Bhadohi: Bhadohi is a city, Lok Sabha constituency and a municipal board in Sant Ravidas Nagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Also known as the “Carpet City”, as it is home to the largest hand-knotted carpet weaving industry hubs in South Asia. The Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, the only Institute of its kind in Asia, is located in the city.