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Aligarh (
Hindi: अलीगढ़,
Urdu:
علی گڑھ) is a city in
Aligarh District in the
northern Indian
state of
Uttar Pradesh. The city is located about 90 miles south-east of
New Delhi. It is the administrative headquarters of
Aligarh District,
Aligarh Police Range and
Aligarh Division, and has a population of half a million. It is mostly known as a university town where the famous
Aligarh Muslim University is located. The Aligarh division includes
Aligarh,
Etah,
Hathras and
Kanshi Ram Nagar districts.
History
It was known till the 18th century by the earlier name of
Kol or Koil. After the British occupation of Aligarh in September 1803, the present Aligarh district was formed in 1804 . Kol covered not only the city but the entire district, though its geographical limits kept changing from time to time. The origin of the name of Kol is obscure. In some ancient texts, Kol has been referred to in the sense of a tribe or Caste, name of a place or mountain and name of a sage or demon.
From the study of the place-names of the district, it appears that the district was once fairly well covered by forest, thickets and grooves. The early history of the district, indeed down the 12th century AD is obscure. Both
Akbar and
Jahangir visited Kol on hunting expeditions.
Jahangir clearly mentions the forest of Kol, where he killed wolves . It has an average elevation of 178
metres (587
feet). The city is situated in the middle portion of
Doab, or the land between the
Ganges and
Yamuna Rivers. The
Grand Trunk Road passes through the city.
Climate
Aligarh has a hot and dry climate. The mean temperature for December and January, the coldest months is 59°F (15°C) and 54°F (12.2°C), and for May and June, the extreme hot months, 90°F (32.2°C) and 93°F (33.8°C) in the shade of 2001
, Aligarh had a population of 667,732. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Aligarh has an average literacy rate of 55%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 59% of the males and 41% of females literate. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economics
The city is an agricultural trade centre . The processing of agricultural products and manufacturing are also important . It is particularly famous for
locks and brass castings (sculptures). In 1870, Johnson & Co. was the first
English locks firm to be set up in Aligarh. In 1890, the Johnson & Co. initiated the manual production of locks on a small scale here . There is a thermal power station 15 km away from the city. It is called Harduaganj Thermal Power Station (but referred as Kasimpur Power House). Flour milling, the processing of raw cotton, and the manufacture of butter and glass are the principal industries in the city .
Other famous schools of this city are:
- Our Lady of Fatima Secondary School
- Delhi Public School
- St. Fidelis
- Gagan Public Senior Secondary School, Aligarh
- Blue Bird Senior Secondary School
- Aligarh Public School
- Heritage International School (Tala Nagari & Premier Nagar)
- Three Dots
- D.S. Degree college
- S.V. Degree college
- T.R. Girls college
- Indian Institute of Medical Representative (IIMR)
- Institute Of Information Management Technology (IIMT)
- Shivadan Singh Institute of technology and management (SSITM)
- Aligarh College of Engineering & Technology (ACET)
- Aligarh College of Engineering and Management (ACEM)
- S.T.High School (Minto Circle)
- Taameer-e-Millat Islamia School, Dodhpur
- Albarkat Institute of Management (Anoop Shehar Road)
- zakir Hussain sr Sec School
- Saraswati vidhya mandir, Mathura road, Asana Ajeetpur Aligarh.
- H.B. Inter College
- B.L.Jain Inter College
Important places
There are 2 popular landmarks in Aligarh. One is
Aligarh fort and another is
Sir Syed Masjid in
Aligarh Muslim University's campus. Another old fort, the Dor fortress (1524), now in ruins, lies at the city's centre; its site is located in the area now called
Upper Kot, is occupied by an 18th-century mosque. The city also contains tombs of Muslim saints .
The city also has a few known markets - Railway Road market, Centre Point Market, Amir Nisha, Tasveer Mahal and Shamshad market. Amir Nisha market is a major shopping hub, a favorite for women as it has a variety of clothes, jewelery and cosmetics. Another popular market for students is Shamshad market and with many educational book shops.Tasveer Mahal is famous for Sherwani's shop. Center point market is known for its popular eating joints like Kwality, Mezbaan, Baskin Robbins and Wheelers and an ancient Lord Hanumaan temple named Tikaram Mandir. A huge rush can be seen in the temple on Tuesday and Saturday. And a Sai BaBa's Karuna Dham on Grand Trunk Road Sai Bhakts can be seen here throughout the week but specially on Thursday.
Aligarh has many movie theatres such as Grand Surjit,Vadra,Nandan,Lakshmi,Nishat and Tasveer Mahal. Grand Surjit is the latest Cineplex among them with the best facilities to offer.
Aligarh is also famous for its
sweets and
namkeens. Kunjilal, Khyaliram and Vikas sweets are among the well known sweets shops, while Babboo and Dabboo lead the namkeen segment. The Annual Cultural Exhibition, popularly known as
numaish, held at Exhibition ground is a very famous event and a huge affair in the month of January and February. The Aligarh is also famous for Sherwani's. The huge sherwani shop of M.Hasan Tailor.
Important Residential Places
This city is divided into two areas known as Old Aligarh (City) & New Aligarh (Civil Lines).
New Aligarh
It consists of Azim Compound, Zakaria Market, Sir Syed Nagar, Badar bagh, Zohrabagh, Dodhpur, Jeevangarh, Janakpuri, Professor colony, Gyan sarover, Maan sarover, Shyam Nagar, Medical Colony and Ramghat road.
Old Aligarh
Nai Basti, Avas Vikas Colony, Manik Chowk, Delhi Gate,Anona House, Pahasu House, Sasni Gate, Mahavir Ganj, Railway Road, Babri Mandi, Mitha Kuan, Jaiganj, Upper Kot, Gambhir pura, Mahendra Nagar, Bank Colony (Premier Nagar), Saray Sultani,Achal Talab,Khirni gate, Janak Puri and Vikram Colony are some of the residential areas in old Aligarh.It has a place known as Madar Gate which is red light area.
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