Agra, the Glossary
Agra is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow.[1]
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- Agra district
- Cities and towns in Agra district
- Populated places established in 1504
- Tourism in Uttar Pradesh
Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra (born 19 September 1977) is a cricket commentator, YouTuber and former cricketer who played for the Indian cricket team from 2003 to late 2004.
Abdul Karim (the Munshi)
Mohammed Abdul Karim (1863 — 20 April 1909), also known as "the Munshi", was an Indian attendant of Queen Victoria.
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Acharya Prashant
Prashant Tripathi, known as Acharya Prashant, is an Indian philosopher, author and Advaita teacher.
Additional director general of police
The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) is a senior rank in the Indian Police Service (IPS).
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Additional superintendent of police
Additional Superintendent of Police (abbreviated as Addl. SP or ADSP) or Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, is a rank in Indian police forces.
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Administrative divisions of Uttar Pradesh
The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which borders Nepal, comprises 18 administrative divisions.
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Agra Airport
Agra Airport (proposed to rename Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Airport), also known as Kheria Airport, is a domestic airport and an Indian Air Force base serving the city of Agra, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Agra Bear Rescue Facility
The Agra Bear Rescue Facility is a Sloth bear rescue facility dedicated to rehabilitating previously enslaved 'dancing bears'. Agra and Agra Bear Rescue Facility are agra district.
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Agra Canal
The Agra Canal is an important Indian irrigation work which starts from Okhla in Delhi. Agra and Agra Canal are agra district.
Agra Cantonment railway station
Agra Cantt (station code: AGC) is the main railway station in the Indian city of Agra.
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Agra City railway station
Agra City is a railway and bus station in the heart of the old city in Agra, India.
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Agra College
Agra College is an government aided college, which is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in India.
Agra district
Agra is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Agra division
Agra division is one of the 18 administrative geographical units of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Agra Fort
The Agra Fort (Qila Agra) is a historical fort in the city of Agra, and also known as Agra's Red Fort.
Agra Fort railway station
Agra Fort railway station, is located near Agra Fort, in Rawatpara, Agra.
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Agra Graduates constituency
Agar Graduates constituency is one of the 8 graduates seats and one of 100 Legislative Council seats in Uttar Pradesh.
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Agra Lok Sabha constituency
Agra Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Agra Municipal Corporation
Agra Municipal Corporation or Agra Nagar Nigam is the Municipal Corporation responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Agra in India.
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Agra Presidency
Agra Presidency was constituted as one of the four presidencies of British India (the other three being Bengal, Bombay, and Madras) and was among the eight separate administrative divisions into which India was divided in the first half of the 19th century.
Agra–Lucknow Expressway
The Agra–Lucknow Expressway is a 302 km long, 6-lane wide (extendable to 8-lanes) access-controlled expressway constructed by the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) to reduce traffic in already congested roads and to reduce pollution and carbon footprint.
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Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad (is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per the 2011 population census) makes it the fifth-most populous city in India, and the encompassing urban agglomeration population estimated at 6,357,693 is the seventh-most populous in India. Agra and Ahmedabad are former capital cities in India and metropolitan cities in India.
Air quality index
An air quality index (AQI) is an indicator developed by government agencies to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become.
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Akbar
Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (–), popularly known as Akbar the Great, and also as Akbar I, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605.
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Akbar's Church
Akbar's Church also known as Church of Akbar is a Roman Catholic Church, built in 1600 by Jesuit Fathers, situated in Agra, India.
Akbar's tomb
Akbar's tomb is the mausoleum of the third and greatest Mughal emperor Akbar.
Aligarh
Aligarh (formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Agra and Aligarh are cities in Uttar Pradesh.
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All India Radio
All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani, is an Indian state-owned public radio broadcaster founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions.
Alok Sharma
Sir Alok Kumar Sharma (born 7 September 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as President for COP26 from 2021 to 2022, having previously served as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2020 to 2021 and Secretary of State for International Development from 2019 to 2020.
Alvin Robert Cornelius
Alvin Robert Cornelius, H.Pk (8 May 1903 – 21 December 1991) was a Pakistani jurist, legal philosopher and judge, serving as the 4th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 1960 until 1968.
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Amar Ujala
Amar Ujala is a Hindi-language daily newspaper published in India which was founded in 1948.
Amritlal Nagar
Amritlal Nagar (17 August 1916 – 23 February 1990) was one of the prominent Hindi writers of the twentieth century.
Anand Swarup
Sir Anand Swarup (6 August 1881 – 24 June 1937), also known as Param Guru Huzur Sahabji Maharaj, was the founder of Dayalbagh.
Anglo-Indian people
Anglo-Indian people are a distinct minority community of mixed-race Eurasian ancestry with British paternal and Indian maternal heritage, whose first language is ordinarily English.
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Aram Bagh, Agra
The Aram Bagh (also known as Ram Bahg)is the oldest Mughal Garden in India, originally built by the Mughal Emperor Babur in 1526, located about five kilometers northeast of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.
Ashi Singh
Ashi Singh is an Indian actress, best known for her portrayal of Naina Agarwal in Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai, and for her dual portrayal of Meet Hooda and Sumeet Sangwan in Meet: Badlegi Duniya Ki Reet.
Aurangzeb
Muhi al-Din Muhammad (3 November 1618 – 3 March 1707), commonly known as italics, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707.
Babur
Babur (14 February 148326 December 1530; born Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad) was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent.
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Baburnama
The Bāburnāma (The Events; History of Babur) is the memoirs of Ẓahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483–1530), founder of the Mughal Empire and a great-great-great-grandson of Timur.
Bah
Bah is a Block and sub-division in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh in India. Agra and Bah are cities and towns in Agra district.
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Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a political party in India that was formed to represent Bahujans (literally means "community in majority"), referring to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes (OBC), along with religious minorities.
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Bangalore
Bangalore, officially Bengaluru (ISO: Beṁgaḷūru), is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Agra and Bangalore are metropolitan cities in India.
Baradari (building)
Baradari, also Bara Dari, is a building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow free flow of air.
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Bareilly
Bareilly is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Bareilly are cities in Uttar Pradesh.
Bateshwar, Uttar Pradesh
Bateshwar is a village in Agra District, on the banks of the river Yamuna in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra and Bateshwar, Uttar Pradesh are cities and towns in Agra district.
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Battle of Agra
The Battle of Agra was a comparatively minor but nevertheless decisive action at the end of a prolonged siege during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician, serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office in 1996–1999 and 2009–2021.
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Bhadawar Vidya Mandir PG College
Bhadawar Vidya Mandir PG College is situated at Bah on Agra Etawah Road, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress.
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Bharatpur State
Bharatpur State, which is also known as the Jat State of Bharatpur historically known as the Kingdom of Bharatpur, was a Hindu Kingdom in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent.
Bhopal
Bhopal (ISO: Bhōpāla) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. Agra and Bhopal are former capital cities in India and metropolitan cities in India.
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Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton (né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
Black Taj Mahal
The Black Taj Mahal is a legendary black marble mausoleum that is said to have been planned to be built across the Yamuna River opposite the Taj Mahal in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Blackbuck
The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is a medium-sized antelope native to India and Nepal.
Braj Bhasha
Braj is a language within the Indo-Aryan language family spoken in the Braj region centered on Mathura.
British Raj
The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Buland Darwaza
Buland Darwaza, or the "Door of victory", was built in 1575 by Mughal emperor Akbar to commemorate his victory over Gujarat.
Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra and Bulandshahr are cities in Uttar Pradesh.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
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Carnelian
Carnelian (also spelled cornelian) is a brownish-red mineral commonly used as a semiprecious stone.
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
Central India
Central India is a loosely defined geographical region of India.
Central Institute of Hindi
The Central Institute of Hindi (केंद्रीय हिंदी संस्थान Kendrīya Hindī Sansthān) is an institution that promotes the Hindi language in India.
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Central Pollution Control Board
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India is a statutory organization under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Mo.E.F.C.C.). It was established in 1974 under the Water (Prevention and Control of pollution) Act, 1974.
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Chaat
Chaat, or chāt (IAST: cāṭ) is a family of savoury snacks that originated in India, typically served as an hors d'oeuvre or at roadside tracks from stalls or food carts across South Asia in India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh.
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Chambal River
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central and Northern India, and thus forms part of the drainage system of the Ganges.
Chengdu
Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan.
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
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Chini Ka Rauza
Chini ka Rauza is a funerary monument, rauza in Agra, India, containing the tomb of Afzal Khan Shirazi, a scholar and poet who was the Grand Vizier of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Chutney
A chutney (romanised: chatni चटनी romanised: chatnee چٹنی romanised: chatnee) is a spread typically associated with cuisines of the Indian subcontinent.
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Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India.
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COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
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Cypress
Cypress is a common name for various coniferous trees or shrubs from the Cupressus genus of the Cupressaceae family, typically found in warm-temperate and subtropical regions of Asia, Europe, and North America.
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Dahi vada
Dahi vada is a type of chaat (snack) originating from the Indian subcontinent.
Dainik Jagran
Dainik Jagran (translit) is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper.
Dal
In Indian cuisine, dal (also spelled daal or dhal in English; pronunciation:, Hindi: दाल, Urdu), paruppu (பருப்பு), or pappu (పప్పు) are dried, split pulses (e.g., lentils, peas, and beans) that do not require soaking before cooking.
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Dalip Tahil
Dalip Tahil (born Dalip Tahilramani; 30 October 1952) is an Indian film, television and theatre actor.
Dayalbagh
Dayalbagh or Dayal Bagh means 'Garden' (bagh) of 'Merciful' (dayal), inferring "Garden of the Merciful", is a locality in metropolitan Agra in western Uttar Pradesh, India was founded by fifth revered sant satguru of the Radhasoami faith, Param Guru Sahab Ji Maharaj on Basant Panchami Day in 1915.
Dayalbagh Educational Institute
Dayalbagh Educational Institute (DEI) is an educational institution located at Dayalbagh in Agra.
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Decline of the Mughal Empire
The decline of the Mughal Empire was a period in Indian history roughly between the early 18th century and mid 19th Century where the Mughal Empire, which once dominated the subcontinent, experienced a large scale decline.
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Deepak Chahar
Deepak Chahar (born 7 August 1992) is an Indian international cricketer.
Deepti Sharma
Deepti Bhagwan Sharma (born 24 August 1997) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal, Birmingham Phoenix and India.
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi (ISO: Rāṣṭrīya Rājadhānī Kṣētra Dillī), is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Agra and Delhi are metropolitan cities in India.
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Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, for 320 years (1206–1526).
Deputy superintendent of police
Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) is a rank used by several police forces in the Commonwealth and formerly in the British Empire.
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Desert climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation.
Dholpur
Dholpur is a city in the Dholpur district in Rajasthan state of India.
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Dhruv Jurel
Dhruv Chand Jurel (born 21 January 2001) is an Indian international cricketer.
Din-i Ilahi
The Dīn-i Ilāhī (دین الهی), known during its time as Tawḥīd-i-Ilāhī ("Divine Monotheism") or Divine Faith, was a new syncretic religion or spiritual program propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582.
Diwan-i-Am (Red Fort)
The Diwan-i-Am, or Hall of Audience, is a room in the Red Fort of Delhi where the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1592–1666) and his successors received members of the general public and heard their grievances.
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Diwan-i-Khas (Red Fort)
The Diwan-i-Khas (Persian: ديوان خاص), or Hall of Private Audiences, was a chamber in the Red Fort of Delhi built-in 1648 as a location for receptions.
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Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Dr.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), nicknamed Ike, was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
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East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.
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Edward Greathed
General Sir Edward Harris Greathed KCB (8 June 1812 – 19 November 1881) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Eastern District.
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.
Etawah
Etawah (IAST: Iṭāvā), also known as Ishtikapuri, is a city on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Western Uttar Pradesh in India. Agra and Etawah are cities in Uttar Pradesh and tourism in Uttar Pradesh.
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Etawah Safari Park
Etawah Safari Park (formerly Etawah Lion Safari) is a drive-through safari park in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Etmadpur
Etmadpur is a town (tehsil) in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra and Etmadpur are cities and towns in Agra district.
Faridabad
Faridabad is the most populous city near NCT of Delhi in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of Delhi National Capital Region. Agra and Faridabad are metropolitan cities in India.
Fatehabad, Uttar Pradesh
Fatehabad is a town in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra and Fatehabad, Uttar Pradesh are cities and towns in Agra district.
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Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra and Fatehpur Sikri are agra district, cities and towns in Agra district and former capital cities in India.
Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency
Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Female
An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.
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First Battle of Panipat
The First Battle of Panipat, on 21 April 1526 was fought between the invading forces of Babur and the Lodi dynasty.
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Free the Bears Fund
The Free the Bears Fund (FBF) is an Australian charitable wildlife-protection organization, started by Mary Hutton.
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Ganges Canal
The Ganges Canal or Ganga Canal is a canal system that irrigates the Doab region between the Ganges River and the Yamuna River in India.
Garrison
A garrison (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip") is any body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it.
Gatiman Express
The 12049 / 12050 Gatiman Express is an express train run by Indian Railways.
Ghalib
Mirza Beg Asadullah Khan (1797–1869), also known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet.
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Girraj Singh Dharmesh
Girraj Singh Dharmesh is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Golden Triangle (India)
India's golden triangle is a tourist circuit in India that connects the national capital, New Delhi, with Agra and Jaipur. Agra and golden Triangle (India) are tourism in Uttar Pradesh.
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Government of Uttar Pradesh
The Government of Uttar Pradesh (ISO: Uttara Pradēśa Sarakāra; often abbreviated as GoUP) is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the President of India.
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Greater Noida
Greater Noida is a planned city located in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Greater Noida are cities in Uttar Pradesh.
Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and rendered in a specific time period by a country or countries.
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Guru ka Tal
Guru ka Tal is a historical Sikh pilgrimage place dedicated to the memory of ninth Guru Sri Guru Tegh Bahudar Ji.
Gwalior
Gwalior (Hindi) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Agra and Gwalior are former capital cities in India and metropolitan cities in India.
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Gyarah Sidi
Gyarah Sidi are the remains of the astronomical observatory of the Mughal Emperor Humayun.
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.
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Hindi literature
Hindi literature (Hindi: हिन्दी साहित्य, hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Hindi languages which have different writing systems.
Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Hindus
Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
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Hu Jintao
Hu Jintao (born 21 December 1942) is a Chinese retired politician who served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2002 to 2012, the president of China from 2003 to 2013, and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) from 2004 to 2012.
Human sex ratio
The human sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population in the context of anthropology and demography.
Humayun
Nasir al-Din Muhammad (6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun, was the second Mughal emperor, who ruled over territory in what is now Eastern Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Northern India, and Pakistan from 1530 to 1540 and again from 1555 to his death in 1556.
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Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a temperate climate type characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters.
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Ibadat Khana
The Ibādat Khāna (House of Worship) was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar (r. 1556–1605) at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual/religious leaders of different religious grounds (and beliefs) so as to conduct a discussion and debates on the teachings of the respective religious leaders (if any).
Ibrahim Khan Lodi
Ibrahim Khan Lodi (ابراهیملودی; 1480 – 21 April 1526) was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, who became Sultan in 1517 after the death of his father Sikandar Khan Lodi.
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Idgah Bus Stand
Idgah Bus Station is the biggest bus station in Agra.
Idgah railway station
Idgah railway station is in Idgah colony in the southwest of the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India.
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Indian cuisine
Indian cuisine consists of a variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent.
Indian Hotels Company Limited
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) is an Indian hospitality company that manages a portfolio of hotels, resorts, jungle safaris, palaces, spas and in-flight catering services.
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Indian independence movement
The Indian Independence Movement was a series of historic events in South Asia with the ultimate aim of ending British colonial rule.
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Indian National Congress
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Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service (IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services.
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
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Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout the Republic of India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.
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Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.
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Indira Gandhi National Open University
Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a public distance learning university located in New Delhi, India.
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Indo-Gangetic Plain
The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the North Indian River Plain, is a fertile plain encompassing northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, including most of modern-day northern and eastern India, most of eastern-Pakistan, virtually all of Bangladesh and southern plains of Nepal.
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Institute of Mental Health and Hospital
The Institute of Mental Health and Hospital Agra, previously known as Agra Lunatic Asylum was established in 1859, in British Raj by State government of Uttar Pradesh.
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Iranian architecture
Iranian architecture or Persian architecture (معمارى ایرانی, Me'māri e Irāni) is the architecture of Iran and parts of the rest of West Asia, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
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Islam Shah Suri
Islam Shah Suri (Jalal Khan; 1507 – 22 November 1554) also known as Salim Shah Suri, was Sultan of Hindustan from 27 May 1545 until his death in 1554.
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.
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Jagan Prasad Garg
Jagan Prasad Garg was an Indian politician and member of the 13th, 14th, 15th and the 16th Legislative assemblies of Uttar Pradesh.
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Jahanara Begum
Jahanara Begum (23 March 1614 – 16 September 1681) was a princess of the Mughal Empire.
Jahangir
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 till his death in 1627.
Jahangiri Mahal
Jahangiri Mahal may be the most noteworthy building inside the Agra Fort of India.
Jainism
Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.
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Jaipur
Jaipur is the capital and the largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. Agra and Jaipur are former capital cities in India and metropolitan cities in India.
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Jali
A jali or jaali (jālī, meaning "net") is the term for a perforated stone or latticed screen, usually with an ornamental pattern constructed through the use of calligraphy, geometry or natural patterns.
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Jama Mosque, Agra
The Jama Mosque is a 17th-century congregational mosque located in the historic core of Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
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Jama Mosque, Fatehpur Sikri
The Jama Masjid is a 16th-century congregational mosque in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fatehpur Sikri, located in Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Jasper
Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony and other mineral phases, is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue.
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Jaswant Ki Chhatri
Jaswant Singh ki chhatri (or Jaswant ki chatri) is a domed pillared pavilion-shaped cenotaph, common to Rajasthani architecture, built in by Jaswant Singh Rathore in memory of his elder brother Amar Singh Rathore's wife, Rani Hada.
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Jats
The Jat people are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan.
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Jhansi
Jhansi is a historic city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Jhansi are cities in Uttar Pradesh.
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John Russell Colvin
John Russell Colvin (29 May 1807 – 9 September 1857) was a British administrator of the East India Company, and Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces from 1853 until his death from cholera during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
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Justin Trudeau
Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.
Kachori
Kachori is a deep-fried, spicy, stuffed pastry originating from the Marwar region of Rajasthan, India.
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Kalyan Das Jain
Shri Kalyan Das Jain was an independent politician from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kamla Nagar, Agra
Kamla Nagar is a locality in Agra City in Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra and Kamla Nagar, Agra are agra district.
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Kannauj
Kannauj (Hindustani pronunciation: kənːɔːd͡ʒ) is an ancient city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Kannauj are former capital cities in India.
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Kanpur
Kanpur, formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is a large industrial city located in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra and Kanpur are cities in Uttar Pradesh and metropolitan cities in India.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Keetham Lake
Sur Sarovar, often referred to as Keetham Lake, is a picturesque lake off the Agra-Delhi national highway (NH-19).
Kharif crop
Kharif crops, also known as monsoon crops or autumn crops, are domesticated plants that are cultivated and harvested in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh during the Indian subcontinent's monsoon season, which lasts from June to November depending on the area.
Kheragarh
Kheragarh is a town and a nagar panchayat in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Kheragarh are cities and towns in Agra district.
Koh-i-Noor
The paren), also spelled Koh-e-Noor, Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing. It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. There are multiple conflicting legends on the origin of the diamond.
Kos (unit)
The kos (कोस), also spelled coss, koss, kosh, koh(in Punjabi), krosh, and krosha, is a unit of measurement which is derived from a Sanskrit term, क्रोश, which means a 'call', as the unit was supposed to represent the distance at which another human could be heard.
Krishna
Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism.
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Language
Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary.
Lapis lazuli
Lapis lazuli, or lapis for short, is a deep-blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color.
Latticework
Latticework is an openwork framework consisting of a criss-crossed pattern of strips of building material, typically wood or metal.
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (14 August 1802 – 15 October 1838) was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L. Landon's writings are emblematic of the transition from Romanticism to Victorian literature.
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List of cities in India by population
The following tables are the list of cities in India by population.
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List of districts of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, has 75 districts.
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List of governors of Agra Presidency
This is a list of governors of the Agra Presidency.
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Lodi dynasty
The Lodi dynasty (سلسله لودی) was the ruling dynasty of the Sultanate of Delhi from 1451 to 1526.
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha, also known as the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha.
Loo (wind)
The Loo is a strong, dusty, gusty, hot and dry summer wind from the west which blows over the Indo-Gangetic Plain region of North India and Pakistan.
Lucknow
Lucknow is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Agra and Lucknow are cities in Uttar Pradesh and metropolitan cities in India.
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Mahabharata
The Mahābhārata (महाभारतम्) is one of the two major Smriti texts and Sanskrit epics of ancient India revered in Hinduism, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.
Maharajas' Express
The Maharajas' Express is a luxury tourist train owned and operated by The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
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Mahmud of Ghazni
Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Sabuktigin (translit; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi (محمود غزنوی), was Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire, ruling from 998 to 1030.
Maktab Khana
The Maktab Khana (meaning "House of Translation") was a bureau of records and translation established by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri around 1574.
Makund Behari Lal
Makund Bihari Lal Sahab (31 January 1907 – 5 December 2002) popularly known as "Param Guru Huzur Dr.
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Male
Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilisation.
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Mamnoon Hussain
Mamnoon Hussain (ممنون حسین; 23 December 1940 – 14 July 2021) was a Pakistani politician and industrialist who served as the 12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018.
Maratha Confederacy
The Maratha Confederacy, also referred to as the Maratha Empire, was an early modern polity in the Indian subcontinent.
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Mariam-uz-Zamani
Mariam-uz-Zamani (– 19 May 1623), commonly known by the misnomer Jodha Bai, was the chief consort and principal Hindu wife as well as the favourite wife of the third Mughal emperor, Akbar.
Masud Sa'd Salman
Mas'ud-i Sa'd-i Salmān (مسعود سعد سلمان) was an 11th-century Persian poet of the Ghaznavid empire who is known as the prisoner poet.
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Mathura
Mathura is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Mathura are cities in Uttar Pradesh and former capital cities in India.
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Mayawati
Kumari Mayawati (born Kumari Mayawati Das; 15 January 1956) is an Indian politician who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1995 to 1995, 1997 to 1997, 2002 to 2003 and from 2007 to 2012.
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.
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Meerut
Meerut (ISO: Mēraṭha) is a city in the western region of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Meerut are cities in Uttar Pradesh and metropolitan cities in India.
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Mehtab Bagh
Mehtab Bagh is a charbagh complex in Agra, North India.
Metropolis
A metropolis is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural area for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
Mina Mosque
The Mina Mosque or the Heavenly Mosque was built by Shah Jahan between 1631 and 1640 near Diwan-i-Khas in Agra Fort.
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is a ministry of the Government of India with executive authority over the formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the housing and urban development in India.
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Ministry of Minority Affairs
The Ministry of Minority Affairs is the ministry in the Government of India which was carved out of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and created on 29 January 2006.
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Mir Taqi Mir
Mir Muhammad Taqi (February 1723 – 20 September 1810), known as Mir Taqi Mir (also spelled Meer Taqi Meer), was an Urdu poet of the 18th century Mughal India and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself.
Mirza Ghiyas Beg
Mirza Ghiyas Beg (مرزا غياث بيگ), also known by his title of I'timad-ud-Daulah (اعتماد الدوله), was an important official in the Mughal Empire, whose children served as wives, mothers, and generals of the Mughal emperors.
Monsoon
A monsoon is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.
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Monsoon of South Asia
The Monsoon of South Asia is among several geographically distributed global monsoons.
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Moradabad
Moradabad is an industrial city, commissionerate, and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Moradabad are cities in Uttar Pradesh.
Moti Masjid (Agra Fort)
The Moti Masjid is a 17th-century congregational mosque located within the Agra Fort UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Motilal Nehru
Motilal Nehru (6 May 1861 – 6 February 1931) was an Indian lawyer, activist, and politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress.
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.
Mughal garden
Mughal Gardens are a type of garden built by the Mughals.
Mughlai cuisine
Mughlai cuisine consists of dishes developed or popularised in the early-modern Indo-Persian cultural centres of the Mughal Empire.
Mumbai
Mumbai (ISO:; formerly known as Bombay) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Agra and Mumbai are metropolitan cities in India.
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Mumtaz Mahal
Mumtaz Mahal (born Arjumand Banu Begum;;; 29 October 1593 – 17 June 1631) was the empress consort of Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631 as the chief consort of the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan.
Municipal commissioner (India)
In India, the municipal commissioner or municipal secretary is the chief executive officer and administrative head of a municipal corporation.
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Municipal corporation
Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs.
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Musamman Burj (Agra Fort)
Musamman Burj also known as the Saman Burj or the Shah-burj, is an octagonal tower standing close to the Shah Jahan's private hall Diwan-e-Khas in Agra Fort.
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Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent
The Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent mainly took place between the 13th and the 18th centuries.
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Nagina Masjid, Agra Fort
The Nagina Masjid is a masjid in Agra Fort built by Shah Jahan.
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Narendra Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the current Prime Minister of India since 26 May 2014.
National Capital Region (India)
The National Capital Region (NCR; ISO: Rāṣṭrīya Rājadhānī Kṣētra) is a planning region centered upon the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi in India.
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National Highway 19 (India)
National Highway 19 (NH 19) is a national highway in India.
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National Highway 21 (India)
National Highway 21 (NH 21) is a primary national highway in India.
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National Highway 44 (India)
National Highway 44 (NH 44) is a major north–south National Highway in India and is the longest in the country.
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National Highway 509 (India)
National Highway 509 (NH 509) is a National Highway in India entirely within the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Nazeer Akbarabadi
Nazeer Akbarabadi (born Wali Muhammad; 1735 – 1830) was an 18th-century Indian poet known as "Father of Nazm", who wrote Urdu ghazals and nazms under the pen name (takhallus) "Nazeer", most remembered for his poems like Banjaranama (Chronicle of the Nomad), a satire.
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New 7 Wonders of the World
The New 7 Wonders of the World was a campaign started in 2001 to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments.
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New Delhi
New Delhi (ISO: Naī Dillī), is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT).
Nimmi
Nimmi (born Nawab Bano; 18 February 1932 – 25 March 2020), was an Indian screen actress who achieved stardom in the 1950s and early 1960s in Hindi films.
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Noida
Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Noida are cities in Uttar Pradesh.
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Noida Metro
The Noida Metro is a rapid transit system connecting the twin cities of Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
North-Western Provinces
The North-Western Provinces was an administrative region in British India.
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Nullah
A nullah or nala (Hindustani or "nallah" in Punjabi) is an 'arm of the sea', stream, or watercourse, a steep narrow valley.
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Nur Jahan
Nur Jahan (– 18 December 1645), born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Old Delhi
Old Delhi (Hindustani: Purani Dilli) is an area in the Central Delhi district of Delhi, India. Agra and Old Delhi are former capital cities in India.
Onyx
Onyx is the parallel-banded variety of chalcedony, a silicate mineral.
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Paliwal Park
K.D.Paliwal Park also known as Hewitt Park is located in the heart of Agra, India.
Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri
Panch Mahal is a palace in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Paneer
Paneer, also known as ponir, is a fresh acid-set cheese common in the cuisine of the Indian subcontinent made from full-fat buffalo milk or cow milk.
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Panipuri
Pani puri is a deep-fried breaded hollow spherical shell, about in diameter, filled with a combination of finely diced potato, onion, peas, and chickpea.
Paratha
Paratha (also parantha) is a flatbread native to the Indian subcontinent, with earliest reference mentioned in early medieval Sanskrit, India; prevalent throughout the modern-day nations of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Mauritius, Fiji, Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago where wheat is the traditional staple.
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Peacock Throne
The Peacock Throne (Hindustani: Mayūrāsana, Sanskrit: मयूरासन, Urdu: تخت طاؤس, تخت طاووس, Takht-i Tāvūs) was the imperial throne of Hindustan.
Petha
Petha (Hindi: पेठा pronounced) is a translucent soft candy from the Indian subcontinent made from ash gourd or white pumpkin.
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Petra
Petra (Al-Batrāʾ; Πέτρα, "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu (Nabataean: or, *Raqēmō), is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan.
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Pietra dura
Pietra dura or pietre dure (see below), called parchin kari or parchinkari (پرچین کاری) in the Indian Subcontinent, is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images.
Poonam Yadav
Poonam Yadav (born 24 August 1991) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the national women's cricket team as a leg-spin bowler.
Postal Index Number
A Postal Index Number (PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code) refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post.
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Prayagraj
Prayagraj (ISO), also known as Allahabad or Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Agra and Prayagraj are cities in Uttar Pradesh, former capital cities in India, metropolitan cities in India and tourism in Uttar Pradesh.
Provincial Police Service
Provincial Police Service (IAST), often abbreviated to as PPS, is the state civil service for policing of Uttar Pradesh Police comprising Group A and Group B posts.
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R. K. S. Bhadauria
Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria (born 15 September 1959), is a retired Indian Air Force officer, who served as the Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, having assumed office on 30 September 2019 after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa.
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Rabi crop
Rabi crops or the rabi harvest, also known as winter crops, are agricultural crops that are sown in winter and harvested in the spring in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was an Indian poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renaissance.
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Radha Soami
Radha Soami is a spiritual tradition or faith founded by Shiv Dayal Singh in 1861 on Basant Panchami Day in Agra, India.
Radha Soami Satsang Sabha
Radhasoami Satsang Sabha(RSS) also written as Ra Dha Sva Aa Mi Satsang Sabha is the Chief Working Committee of Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh.
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Rahul Chahar
Rahul Desraj Chahar (born 4 August 1999) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Rajasthan in domestic cricket and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Rail India Technical and Economic Service
RITES Ltd, formerly known as Rail India Technical and Economic Service Limited, is a Navaratna central public sector undertaking under India's Ministry of Railways.
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Raj Babbar
Raj Babbar (born 23 June 1952) is an Indian Hindi and Punjabi film actor and politician belonging to Indian National Congress.
Raja ki Mandi railway station
Raja ki Mandi railway station is on the Agra–Delhi chord.
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Rajasthan
Rajasthan (lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northwestern India.
Rajasthan Patrika
Rajasthan Patrika is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper.
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Rajdhani Express
The Rajdhani Express is a series of passenger train services in India operated by Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi with the capitals or the largest cities of various states.
Rajendra Yadav
Rajendra Yadav (28 August 1929 – 28 October 2013) was a Hindi fiction writer, and a pioneer of the 'Nayi Kahani' movement of Hindi literature.
Ralph Fitch
Ralph Fitch (1550 – 1611) was a gentleman, a merchant of London and one of the earliest British travellers and merchants to visit Mesopotamia, the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, South Asia & Southeast Asia including the court of Akbar the Great (Mughal emperor).
Ram Barat
Ram Barat (Hindi: राम बारात) is a part of the Ramlila celebration in Agra, India.
Rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.
Reliance Group
Reliance Group is an Indian conglomerate, headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company, which was formed after Dhirubhai Ambani's business was divided up, is headed by his younger son Anil Ambani. Reliance Group has five listed companies, Reliance Power, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Home Finance, and Reliance Health.
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.
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S. P. Singh Baghel
Satya Pal Singh Baghel (born 21 June 1960) is an Indian politician and Memeber of Parliament (Loksabha).
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Sadar Bazaar, Agra
Sadar Bazaar is a popular shopping destination for tourists visiting Agra.
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Sadar Bazaar, Delhi
Sadar Bazaar is the largest wholesale cosmetics jewellery market of household items in Old Delhi, Delhi, India.
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Salig Ram
Salig Ram, successor of Shiv Dayal Singh second Sant Satguru of the Radhasoami Satsang popularly known by the honorific "Huzur Maharaj" and by the government-conferred title "Rai Bahadur," was born in Peepal Mandi, Agra, on 14 March 1829.
Samarkand
Samarkand or Samarqand (Uzbek and Tajik: Самарқанд / Samarqand) is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia.
Samosa
A samosa from the Persian word Sambosag (سنبوسگ) (Meaning triangular pastry) is a fried South Asian and Middle Eastern snack, It is a pastry with a savoury filling, mostly vegetables, spiced potatoes, onions, peas, also non-vegetarian meat, or fish.
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Samuel Prout
John Jackson in 1831 Market Day by Samuel Prout A View in Nuremberg by Samuel Prout Utrecht Town Hall by Samuel Prout in 1841 Samuel Prout (17 September 1783 – 10 February 1852) was a British watercolourist, and one of the masters of watercolour architectural painting.
Sanjay Place
Sanjay Place (संजय प्लेस, سنجے پلیس) Agra, India.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Sarojini Naidu Medical College
Sarojini Naidu Medical College (SNMC), is one of the oldest medical schools of India.
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Second Battle of Panipat
The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556, between Akbar and the king of Delhi, Hemu.
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Semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type.
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Seth Achal Singh
Seth Achal Singh (5 May 1895 – 1971) was a prominent Indian independence activist and member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Lok Sabha of India.
Shah Jahan
Mirza Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), also known as Shah Jahan I, was the fifth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1628 until 1658.
Shah Jahani Mahal
The Shah Jahan Mahal is palace in the Agra Fort in northern India.
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Shatabdi Express
Shatabdi Express are a series of fast passenger trains operated by Indian Railways.
Sher Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri (Farid al-Din Khan; 1472 or 1486 – 22 May 1545), also known by his title Sultan Adil (Just King), was the ruler of Bihar from 1530 to 1540, and Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 until his death in 1545.
Shiv Dayal Singh
Shiv Dayal Singh (25 August 1818 – 15 June 1878), known by the honorific "Param Purush Puran Dhani Huzur Soami Ji Maharaj" by his disciples and devotees, was an Indian spiritual guru and founder of Radha Soami, a 19th-century spiritual sect.
Sikandar Khan Lodi
Sikandar Khan Lodi (سکندر لودی; 17 July 1458 – 21 November 1517), born Nizam Khan (نظامخان), was Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate between 1489 and 1517.
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Sikhism
Sikhism, also known as Sikhi (ਸਿੱਖੀ,, from translit), is a monotheistic religion and philosophy, that originated in the Punjab region of India around the end of the 15th century CE.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Sloth bear
The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent.
Smart Cities Mission
National Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop smart cities across the country, making them citizen friendly and sustainable.
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Smog
Smog, or smoke fog, is a type of intense air pollution.
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Srikrishna Dutt Paliwal
Srikrishna Dutt Paliwal (b 1898, d 22 Jul 1968) was a politician from Indian State of Uttar Pradesh.
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St. George's College, Agra
St.
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St. John's College, Agra
St.
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St. Peter's College, Agra
Founded in the year 1846, St. Peter's College, Agra is one of the oldest convent schools in India. The students are commonly referred to as Peterians. It is a Roman Catholic Institution granted Minority Rights under Article 30 of the Indian Constitution. It is located east of Paliwal Park and opposite the commercial district of Sanjay Place on Wazirpura road, Agra.
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States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.
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Superintendent of police (India)
The Superintendent of Police (SP) is a rank in Indian police forces held by an officer who serves as the head of a rural police district.
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Sur Empire
The Sur Empire was an empire ruled by the Afghan-origin Sur dynasty in northern India for nearly 16 or 18 years, between 1538/1540 and 1556, with Sasaram (in modern-day Bihar) serving as its capital.
Swachh Survekshan
Swachh Survekshan (lit. Sanskrit "Swachh" for Cleanliness and "Survekshan" for Survey - (सर्व (sarv, “all”) + ईक्षण (īkṣaṇ, “viewing”) is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in villages, cities and towns across India.
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Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the right bank of the river Yamuna in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra and Taj Mahal are tourism in Uttar Pradesh.
Taj Mahotsav
Taj Mahotsav (Hindi: ताज महोत्सव, Urdu: تاج مہوتسو, translation: Taj Festival) is an annual 10-day (from 18 to 27 February) event at Shilpgram in Agra, India.
Tame bear
A tame bear, often called a dancing bear, is a wild bear captured when young, or born and bred in captivity, and used to entertain people in streets or taverns.
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe (Oidbaḍ in O'odham) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2020 population of 180,587.
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of in India and Pakistan.
Throne of Jahangir
The Throne of Jahangir (Urdu: Takht-i-Jahangir) was built by Mughal emperor Jahangir (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627) in 1602 and is located at the Diwan-i-Khas (hall of private audience) at the Red Fort in Agra.
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Tomaras of Gwalior
The Tomaras of Gwalior (also called Tomar in modern vernaculars because of schwa deletion) were a Rajput dynasty who ruled the Gwalior Fort and its surrounding region in central India during 14th–16th centuries.
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Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah
Tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah (I'timād-ud-Daulah Maqbara) is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Tomb of Mariam-uz-Zamani
The Tomb of Mariam-uz-Zamani or Mariam's tomb is the mausoleum of Mariam-uz-Zamani, commonly known as Jodha Bai, the favorite wife of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
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Tomb of Salim Chishti
The Tomb of Salim Chishti is a mausoleum locating within the quadrangle of the Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Topaz
Topaz is a silicate mineral made of aluminum and fluorine with the chemical formula AlSiO(F, OH).
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Torrent Power
Torrent Power is an Indian energy and power company, having interests in power generation, transmission, distribution and the manufacturing and supply of power cables.
Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.
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Tropical climate
Tropical climate is the first of the five major climate groups in the Köppen climate classification identified with the letter A. Tropical climates are defined by a monthly average temperature of or higher in the coolest month, featuring hot temperatures and high humidity all year-round.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
Urdu
Urdu (اُردُو) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia.
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Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ('North Province') is a state in northern India.
Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc
The Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc is a triangulation network stretching from Agra to Lucknow and Varanasi in India, covering an area of approximately 700 km. Agra and Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc are agra district.
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Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, also known as Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Uttar Pradesh.
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Uttar Pradesh Police
The Uttar Pradesh Police (UP Police) (IAST), is the primary law enforcement agency within the Uttar Pradesh state of India.
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Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is a state government company, responsible for electricity transmission and distribution within the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Varanasi
Varanasi (ISO:,; also Benares, Banaras or Kashi) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. Agra and Varanasi are cities in Uttar Pradesh, former capital cities in India and metropolitan cities in India.
Vindhya Range
The Vindhya Range (also known as Vindhyachal) is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India.
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia.
Vrindavan
Vrindavan, also spelt Vrindaban and Brindaban, is a historical city in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Wax gourd
Benincasa hispida, the wax gourd, also called ash gourd, white gourd, winter gourd, winter melon, tallow gourd, ash pumpkin, Chinese preserving melon, is a vine grown for its very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature.
Western Uttar Pradesh
Western Uttar Pradesh is a region in India that comprises the western districts of Uttar Pradesh state, including the areas of Rohilkhand and those where Hindi and Braj are spoken.
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Wildlife SOS
Wildlife SOS (WSOS) is a conservation non-profit organisation in India, established in 1995 with the primary objective of rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife in distress, and preserving India's natural heritage.
William Finch (merchant)
William Finch (died 1613) was an English merchant in the service of the East India Company (EIC).
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World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
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World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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Yamuna
The Yamuna is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India.
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Yamuna Expressway
Yamuna Expressway is a 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) and long access-controlled expressway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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See also
Agra district
- Agra
- Agra Bear Rescue Facility
- Agra Canal
- Agra East Assembly constituency
- Agra Rural Assembly constituency
- Agra West Assembly constituency
- Agra district
- Dhanauli
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Kamla Nagar, Agra
- Nagar Palika Parishad Bah
- Nainana Jat
- Shamsabad, Agra
- Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc
Cities and towns in Agra district
- Achhnera
- Agra
- Akola, Agra
- Azizpur
- Bah
- Bateshwar, Uttar Pradesh
- Dhanauli
- Etmadpur
- Fatehabad, Uttar Pradesh
- Fatehpur Sikri
- Jagner
- Jaitpura Kalan
- Khandauli
- Kheragarh
- Kiraoli
- Nainana Jat
- Pinahat
- Runakta
- Shamsabad, Agra
- Swamibagh
- Tantpur
Populated places established in 1504
Tourism in Uttar Pradesh
- 2019 Prayag Kumbh Mela
- Agra
- Braj
- Etawah
- Golden Triangle (India)
- Institute of Hotel Management, Lucknow
- Kosambi
- Kumbh Mela
- Mahaparinirvan Express
- Numaish, Bijnor
- Prayagraj
- Ram Janmabhoomi
- Ramnagar, Varanasi
- Taj Mahal
- Tourism in Uttar Pradesh
- Triveni Sangam
- UP nahi dekha toh India nahi dekha
- Uttar Pradesh Tourism
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra
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