Jamalpur

Jamalpur
/jeuh mahl"poor/, n.
a city in N Bangladesh. 60,000.

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      city, north-central Bangladesh, on the west bank of the Old Brahmaputra River. An important trade centre, especially for agricultural products, it is connected by rail with Mymensingh, Jagannathganj Ghat, and Bahadurabad Ghat and by road with Mymensingh, Tangail, and Meghalaya (Meghālaya) (India). It has several government colleges. The surrounding region is largely agricultural; among the chief crops are rice, jute, sugarcane, mustard seeds, peanuts, and wheat. Pop. (2001) 120,955.

India
      town, central Bihar state, northeastern India. It is situated at the foot of the Munger Ghat (hills) near the Ganges (Ganga) River (Ganges River). The town was established in 1862 as a railway settlement and contains large locomotive engineering workshops, as well as major iron and steel foundries. Slate quarries are located to the southwest. Jamalpur has colleges affiliated with Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University. It was constituted a municipality in 1883. Pop. (2001) 96,983.

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