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Lucknow (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 26 50 21 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 26.8393 decimal degrees |
| Long: 080 55 23 E degrees minutes |
Long: 80.9231 decimal degrees |
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Note: Captured by Bābur, first Mughal ruler of North India, 1528; became capital of Oudh Kingdom in 1775; was center of movement for independent Pakistan 1942-1947; industrial activity includes manufacturing, food processing, handicrafts, and railroad workshops. |
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| Lucknow (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Laknau (C,V)
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| Lucknow City (C,V)
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| Lakhnau (C,V)
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| लखनऊ (NA,V,Hindi,U)
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| لكهنو (NA,V,Urdu,U)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Lucknow (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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expanded rapidly in 16th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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located on Gomati river, at junction of several important roads & rail lines |
| industrial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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university founded 1921 |
| regional capital (C) |
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