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Allahābād (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 25 26 56 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 25.4489 decimal degrees |
| Long: 081 50 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 81.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Under rule of Muslims from 1194-1801; ceded to Great Britain in 1801; site of massacre during Indian Mutiny against British domination in 1857; former residence of Nehru family; historic structures include Great Mosque (Jāmi Masjid) and the Pillar of Aśoka. |
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| Allahābād (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Allāhābād (C,V)
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| Allahabad (C,V)
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| Alla Abba Habab (C,V)
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| Ilāhābād (NA,V)
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| इलाहाबाद (NA,V,Hindi,U)
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| إلٰهآباد (NA,V,Urdu,U)
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| al-Ilahābād (H,V)
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............ | after 1583, means "city of God" |
| Prayāg (H,V,Sanskrit,U)
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............ | ancient holy city |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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present city founded 1583 |
| city (C) |
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| administrative center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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university established 1887 |
| market center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| provincial capital (H) |
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in Mughal Empire after 1583; of United Provinces, 1901-1949 |
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