Aligarh

Aligarh
/ah"lee gur', al"euh gahr'/, n.
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India. 254,008.

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▪ India
also called  Koil  or  Kol 

      city, west-central Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies southeast of Delhi. The city itself is usually called Koil or Kol; Aligarh is the name of a nearby fort. The city is an agricultural trade centre; the processing of agricultural products and manufacturing are also important. Aligarh Muslim University (1875) and its affiliated colleges—including Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology—are located there, as are a number of other degree-granting institutions. Another fort, the Dor fortress (1524), now in ruins, lies at the city's centre; its site is occupied by an 18th-century mosque. The city contains tombs of Muslim saints. Wheat, barley, and other crops are grown in the surrounding area. Pop. (2001) 669,087.

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