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It is located in the southern part of the state, at 25.26 N. lat. and 81.50' E, and stands at the confluence of the ] (]) and ] rivers. It is located in the southern part of the state, at 25.26 N. lat. and 81.50' E, and stands at the confluence of the ] (]) and ] rivers.


The modern settlement was built on or the site of the ancient holy city of ] and is thus the site of a major ] festival known as the ]. Allahabad was founded, as '''al-Ilhahabad''', by the ] Emperor ] in ]. The modern city is on the site of the ancient holy city of ''Prayaaga'', and is one of the sites of the ]. It has a position of importance in the Hindu religion and mythology as the confluence point of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.


The present name was given to the city, as '''al-Ilhahabad''', by the ] Emperor ] in ].
⚫ Allahabad was earlier the capital of the United Provinces (the British raj incarnation of Uttar Pradesh) till the 1920s. It was well-known as an educational centre, and in the first few decades of the 20th century, the Allahabad University had earned for itself the epithet of 'Oxford of the East'. It was also a major literary centre for Hindi, and numerous litterateurs were connected to it in some way or the other.


⚫ Under British rule, Allahabad was the capital of the United Provinces till the 1920s. It was well-known as an educational centre, and in the first few decades of the 20th century, the Allahabad University had earned for itself the epithet of 'Oxford of the East'. It was also a major literary centre for Hindi, and numerous litterateurs were connected to it in some way or the other.
⚫ Allahabad was also the birthplace of ], and the Nehru family estate in the city is now a museum. It has produced more ] than any other city in India.


⚫ Allahabad was the birthplace of ], and the Nehru family estate in the city is now a museum. It has produced more ] than any other city in India.
⚫ Moreover, because solar events in Allahabad occur exactly 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich, the city is the reference point for ], maintained by the city's observatory.

⚫ Because solar events in Allahabad occur exactly 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich, the city is the reference point for ], maintained by the city's observatory.


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Allahabad is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

It is located in the southern part of the state, at 25.26 N. lat. and 81.50' E, and stands at the confluence of the Ganga (Ganges) and Yamuna rivers.

The modern city is on the site of the ancient holy city of Prayaaga, and is one of the sites of the Kumbha Mela. It has a position of importance in the Hindu religion and mythology as the confluence point of the rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati.

The present name was given to the city, as al-Ilhahabad, by the Mogul Emperor Akbar in 1583.

Under British rule, Allahabad was the capital of the United Provinces till the 1920s. It was well-known as an educational centre, and in the first few decades of the 20th century, the Allahabad University had earned for itself the epithet of 'Oxford of the East'. It was also a major literary centre for Hindi, and numerous litterateurs were connected to it in some way or the other.

Allahabad was the birthplace of Jawaharlal Nehru, and the Nehru family estate in the city is now a museum. It has produced more prime ministers than any other city in India.

Because solar events in Allahabad occur exactly 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich, the city is the reference point for Indian Standard Time, maintained by the city's observatory.

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