Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

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. It is the administrative headquarters of

Aligarh district Aligarh () is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This district is a part of Aligarh Division. The districts which adjoin Aligarh are (clockwise from north) Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Sambhal, Bada ...

and lies northwest of state capital

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and approximately southeast of the capital,

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. The cities and districts which adjoin Aligarh are:

Gautam Buddha Nagar Gautam Buddha Nagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh, named after Gautama Buddha. It is a part of Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and is divided into 3 sub-divisions (Tehsils) of Noida, Dadri and Jewar. Greater Noida is the administ ...

Bulandshahr Bulandshahr, formerly Baran, is a city and a municipal board in Bulandshahr district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Bulandshahr district and part of Delhi NCR region. According to the Governme ...

Sambhal Sambhal (pronounced Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, sə̃bʰəl) is a city located in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The city lies approximately 158 km (98 mi) east of New Delhi and 355 km (220 mi) north-west of the state capit ...

Badaun Budaun (romanised: Badāʾūn or Badāyūn, ) is a medieval city and headquarters of Budaun district, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located about a mile east of the Sot river, and 27 km north of the Ganges, in the Rohilkhand ...

Kasganj Kasganj is a city, or ''nagar,'' and the district headquarters of Kasganj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district was formed by grouping three tehsils on 17 April 2008. History Kasganj, which lies in the historical region ...

Hathras Hathras () is a historical city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the headquarters of Hathras district, formed on 3 May 1997 by merging parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. It is part of the Aligarh Division. The primary spoken language is a di ...

Etah Etah () is a city in the western part of Uttar Pradesh, India, and the administrative headquarters of Etah District. The nearest major cities are Aligarh and Agra. Located approximately 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Agra and about 25 mile ...

and

Mathura Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the states and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located south-east of Delhi; and about from the town of Vrindavan. In ancient ti ...

, as well as

Palwal district Palwal district was created on 15 August 2008. It is the 21st district of Haryana state in Delhi NCR region of northern India. Palwal City is the headquarters of the district. It is part of the Braj region. The city is situated from Delhi, ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

. As of 2011, Aligarh is the

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most populous city in

. The

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of Aligarh begins in the 12th century, under the name Kol. Kol was a major city of the

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and

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, serving as both a political and economic centre. Beginning with a major rebuilding of the

Aligarh Fort Aligarh Fort (''Aligarh Qila'') is located in the patwari nagla city of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. It is also called "Aligarh Qila". Most part of it is damaged and only ruins remain. The fort is situated near the Grand Trunk Road and consists of a ...

in the 16th century, the city was renamed several times before eventually settling on the current name, Aligarh, in the mid-1700s. It is notable as the seat of

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University is a Collegiate university, collegiate, Central university (India), central, and Research university, research university located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Kh ...

, which was founded here as Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875, initiating the Aligarh Movement.

History

Written references to the city commence only from 12th century onward; however, archaeological records suggest that the town used to be inhabited by Jains. The area of Aligarh before the Ghurid conquest of the region was under the sway of

Dor Rajputs Dor Rajputs (also known as Doda or Doad) are a Rajput clan of India. In the late tenth century, the Dor Rajputs "seem to have extended their sway" over parts of Northern India, "ruling at first as feudatories of Tomara kings of Delhi", they "bec ...

in 12th century. In 1194,

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mounted a successful invasion of the region and Hisam-ud-din Ulbak was installed as the first Muslim governor; court-historian

Hasan Nizami Hasan Nizami was a Persian language poet and historian, who lived in the 12th and 13th centuries. He migrated from Nishapur to Delhi in India, where he wrote ''Tajul-Ma'asir'', the first official history of the Delhi Sultanate. Early life Lit ...

noted Kol to be "one of the most celebrated fortresses of Hind". Beginning the 13th century, the place featured — as Kol or Koil — in multiple Persian (as well as non-Persian)

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sources as a center of economic prominence, especially for production of distilled wine. By the mid-13th century, the town commanded enough importance for (would-be Sultan)

Ghiyas ud din Balban Al-Sultan al-Azam Ghiyath al-Dunya Wal Din Abu'l Muzaffar Balban al-Sultan (; 1216 – 13 January 1287), more famously known as Ghiyath al-Din Balban or simply Balban, was the ninth Mamluk sultan of Delhi. He had been the regent of the last S ...

to erect a minaret. Under the Khiljis and Tughlaqs, the prominence continued unabated; it had become an ''

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'' by the times of

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. Kol is mentioned in

Ibn Battuta Ibn Battuta (; 24 February 13041368/1369), was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar. Over a period of 30 years from 1325 to 1354, he visited much of Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Iberian Peninsula. Near the end of his life, Ibn ...

's ''

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'', when Ibn Battuta, along with 15 ambassadors representing Ukhaantu Khan, emperor of the

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Chinese

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, travelled to Kol city en route to the coast at

Cambay Khambhat state or Cambay state was a princely state in India during the British Raj. The city of Khambhat in present-day Gujarat was its capital. The state was bounded in the north by the Kaira district (Kheda district, Kheda) and in the sout ...

(in

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) in 1341. According to Battuta, it would appear that the district was then in a very disturbed state since the escort of the Emperor's embassy had to assist in relieving Jalali from an attacking body of Hindus and lost an officer in the fight. Ibn Batuta calls Kol "a fine town surrounded by mango groves". From these same groves the environs of Kol would appear to have acquired the name ''Sabzabad'' or "the green country". In the reign of

Akbar Akbar (Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar, – ), popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun, under a regent, Bairam Khan, who helped the young emperor expa ...

, Kol was made a Sirkar and included the ''dasturs'' of Marahra, Kol ba Haveli, Thana Farida and Akbarabad. Akbar and

Jahangir Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Emperor of Hindustan from 1605 until his death in 1627, and the fourth Mughal emperors, Mughal ...

visited Kol on hunting expeditions. Jahangir clearly mentions the forest of Kol, where he killed wolves. During the time of

Ibrahim Lodhi Ibrahim Khan Lodi (; 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. He was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, reigning for nine years until 1526, when ...

, Muhammad, son of Umar, was the governor of Kol. He built a fort at Kol and named the city Muhammadgarh, after himself, in 1524–25. Sabit Khan, who was then the governor of this region, rebuilt the old Lodhi fort and named the town Sabitgarh, after himself. The ruler of Koil was Bargujar King Bahadur Singh who, in 1753, rose against the destruction of Hindu temples. The

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ruler, Surajmal, with consent of

Safdar Jang Wazir-ul-Mamalik-e-Hindustan Asaf Jah Jamat-ul-Mulk Shuja-ud-Daula Nawab Abul Mansur Khan Bahadur Safdar Jang Sipah Salar (c. 1708 – 5 October 1754), better known as Safdar Jang, was the second Nawab of Kingdom of Awadh succeeding Saadat Ali ...

, occupied the fort of Koil. Bahadur Singh continued the battle from another fort and died fighting in what is known as the "Battle of Ghasera". It was renamed Ramgarh and Rao Durjan Singh Poonia of Bijauli was made the kiledar of the fort. When a Persian Mughal

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commander, Najaf Khan, captured Ramgarh, he renamed it and gave it its present name of Aligarh.

(also called Aligarh Qila), as it stands today, was built by French engineers under the control of French officers Benoît de Boigne and

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Battle of Aligarh (1803)

The

Battle of Aligarh The siege of Aligarh also known as the Battle of Aligarh was fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company during the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805) at Aligarh, India. Aligarh Fort, one of the strongest fort ...

was fought on 1 September 1803 during the

Second Anglo-Maratha War Second Anglo-Maratha War (from 1803 –1805) was a large conflict within the Maratha Confederacy, Maratha Empire involving the British East India Company. It resulted in major loss of territory for the Marathas, including regions around Delhi a ...

(1803–1805) at

. The British 76th Regiment, now known as the

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besieged the fort, which was under the control of the French officer

, and established British rule. In 1804, the Aligarh district was formed by the union of the second, third and fourth British divisions with the addition of Anupshahr from

Muradabad Moradabad () is an industrial city, commissionerate, and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Del ...

and Sikandra Rao from Etawa. On 1 August 1804, Claude Russell was appointed the first Collector of the new district.

Administration

is divided into five

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Kol Tehsil Koil is a tehsil in the Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India. Koil is the old name for the city of Aligarh, and originally, the name was used for the area that is now covered by the Aligarh district. The present-day Koil tehsil is a part of ...

, Khair Tehsil,

Atrauli Atrauli is a town and a municipal board in Aligarh district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated on the bank of the river Ganges, Atrauli is around from Aligarh and from Khair. Etymology The town is named after the sage Atri Muni w ...

Gabhana Gabhana is a tehsil, block, town and a Nagar panchayat in Aligarh district, 23 km from the district headquarters in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Geography Gabhana is situated on the Grand Trunk Road 100 km southeast of New Del ...

and Iglas. These tehsils are further divided into 12 blocks. The city is administered by Nagar Nigam Aligarh (Municipal Corporation), which is responsible for performing civic administrative functions administered by Mayor and Municipal Commissioner (PCS Officer). Infrastructure development of the city is looked after by the Aligarh Development Authority (ADA) administered by Divisional Commissioner (chairman) and vice-chairman (PCS Officer). Aligarh is the headquarters of Aligarh Police Range and Aligarh Division. A DIG looks after Aligarh for legal condition and law; a Commissioner looks for four districts of Aligarh Division (Aligarh,

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census, Aligarh has a total population of 874,408, of which 461,772 are males and 412,636 are females. Population in the age range 0–6 years is 119,543. The literacy rate is 59.15%, of which the male literacy rate is 63.42% and female literacy rate is 54.37%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Aligarh was 68.5%, of which male literacy rate was 62.9% and the female literacy rate was 70.8%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have a population of 138,184 and 332 respectively. There were 147,363 households in Aligarh as of 2011. The city lies in the cultural region of

Braj Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Brij or Brijbhumi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh state encompassing the area which also includes Palwal, Ballabhgarh and Nuh in ...

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is the most spoken language. Urdu is the second-largest language.

Geography

Location

Aligarh is located at the coordinates . It has an elevation of approximately 178 metres (587 feet). The city is in the middle portion of the

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, the land between the

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and the

Yamuna The Yamuna (; ) is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Low ...

rivers. The

Grand Trunk Road Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sadak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sadak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. It r ...

passes through it via NH-91 is 134 km from capital of India.

Climate

Aligarh has a

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(

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''BSh'') a little too dry to be a monsoon-influenced

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(''Cwa''). Summers start in April and are hot with temperatures peaking in May. The average temperature range is . The monsoon season starts in late June, continuing until early October, bringing high humidity. Aligarh gets most of its annual rainfall of during these months. Temperatures then decrease, and winter sets in December, and continues until February. Temperatures range between . Winters in Aligarh are generally mild, but 2011–12 experienced the lowest temperature of 1 °C. The fog and cold snaps are extreme.

Economy

The city is an agricultural trade centre. Agricultural product processing and manufacturing are important. Aligarh is an important business center of Uttar Pradesh and is most famous for its

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industry. Aligarh locks are exported across the world. In 1870, Johnson & Co. was the first English lock firm in Aligarh. In 1890, the company initiated production of locks on a small scale here. Aligarh is famous for its brass hardware and sculptures. The city has many manufacturers, exporters, and suppliers involved in the brass, bronze, iron and aluminium industries. Indian Diecasting Industries which manufactures aluminium and zinc die-casting parts is located at Sasni Gate in Aligarh.

Harduaganj Thermal Power Station Harduaganj Thermal Power Station is located at Qasimpur Power House Colony which is 1 km distance from Harduaganj railway station at Harduaganj in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 18 km from Aligarh and 105 ...

(also referred as

Kasimpur Power House Qasimpur Power House Colony is a census town in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It was established for the employees of Harduaganj Thermal Power Station. It is situated on Aligarh-Moradabad highway at a distance of 16 ...

) is 15 km from the city.

Narora Atomic Power Station Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) is a nuclear power plant located in Narora, Dibai Tehsil, Bulandshahar District in Uttar Pradesh, India. Reactors The plant houses two reactors, each a pressurized heavy-water reactor (PHWR) capable of pr ...

is located 50 km from Aligarh.

Education

Universities and colleges

campus is spread over 467.6 hectares in the city. *

Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences (IAMMS) () is a trust registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882. Mohammad Hamid Ansari, former vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, formally inaugurated it on 21 April 200 ...

* Jamia Al-Barkaat * Mangalayatan University

Schools

* Our Lady of Fatima Senior Secondary School, Aligarh * STS School

Art and craft

Aligarh is associated with an applique and

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art known as '' phool patti ka kaam''.

Locations

Cultural landmarks

Aligarh has several popular landmarks. Most notable few of them are

, Jama Masjid, Khereshwar Temple which is the birthplace of Swami Shri Haridas Ji, Dor fortress (1524), which is now in ruins, lies at the city's centre, its site is in the area now called Upper Fort (Balai Qila) and is occupied by an 18th-century mosque. The area Shah Jamal is very famous for a Sufi saint Syed Shah Jamal is also known as Shamsul Arifeen, of whom the tomb is located at Shahjamal area and surrounded by a graveyard. The Sufi Saint is mentioned by Ibn Battuta in his book ''The Travels of Ibn Battuta''. The saint is said to be of Sufi Chishtiya order. Aligarh Numaish Ground

The Annual Cultural Exhibition, popularly known as Numaish, is held at the exhibition ground in January and February. The land Numaish Ground was donated by Nawab Rehmat Ullah Khan Sherwani. The cultural shows take place at three grand stages (Kohinoor, Krishnanjali and Muktakash). In all, more than 150 stage events featuring artists from across

take place during a period of 28–30 days.

Historical places

Shekha Jheel Shekha Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary at a lake near the village of Shekha, east of Aligarh and {{cvt, 5, km from the Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is notable for birding as many birds overwinter the ...

, Bird Sanctuary * Maulana Azad Library, AMU (Estd 1875) *Naqvi Park. * Sir Syed Masjid in

's campus.

Aligarh Muslim University

(AMU) is one of the oldest central universities. It was established by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind in 1875–78 which later became Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College (MAO College). It was designed to train Muslims for government services in India and prepare them for advanced training in British universities. The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. It is famous for its Law, Medical, and Engineering courses.

Museums

maintains 'Museum on History of Medicine and Sciences' and 'Museum on Arts, Culture and Orientalism'. It was established by a family

Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman Hakim Syed Zillur Rahman is an Indian scholar of Unani medicine. He founded Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences in 2000. He had earlier served as Professor and chairman, Department of Ilmul Advia at the Ajmal Khan Tibbiya Colleg ...

and

Syed Ziaur Rahman Syed Ziaur Rahman is a permanent member of 'Board of Trustees' and Chair of the Advisory Council (Section 3), International Association of Medical Colleges (IAOMC). He also serves as Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medica ...

at the heart of the city and near a busy market of Dodhpur.

Transport

By rail

Aligarh Junction railway station is the primary station for Aligarh city and is a major stop on the Delhi-Kolkata route. It is an A-Class railway station. It is one of the oldest railway station of this route. It connects Aligarh to the states of

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, north-east and most of Uttar Pradesh, and important stations of cities such as

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Agra Cantonment railway station Agra Cantt (station code: AGC) is the main railway station in the Indian city of Agra. It is located near the Sadar Bazaar towards the southwest of the city. It lies on the main Delhi–Chennai and one of the Delhi–Mumbai lines. History The ...

and

Varanasi Varanasi (, 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.* * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of I ...

. Aligarh railway station handles over 136 trains daily (in both directions) and serves around 204,000 passengers every day. Aligarh has one Branch Railway Line to Bareily. Aligarh Railway Station in the morning - panoramio

Aligarh Railway Station in the morning - panoramio

Aligarh City has following railway stations: * Aligarh Junction: an A-Class Railway Station *Somna (Gabhana) railway station *Mahrawal railway station *Kalua railway station *Daudkhan railway station *Mandrak railway station *Harduaganj railway station (Satha, near Kasimpur Power House) *Manjoorgarhi railway station (Chherat)

By road

Aligarh is 140 km from New Delhi. It is one of the Division of UPSRTC. Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) buses serve cities all over the state and cities in

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand (, ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. The state is bordered by Himachal Pradesh to the n ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

and

. Aligarh City has three

UPSRTC The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) is a public sector passenger road transport corporation which services Uttar Pradesh, India, and adjoining states of North India. It operates as a state and interstate bus service and ...

bus stations: *Aligarh Depot(Old Bus Station/Gandhi Park Bus Station) bus station *Masoodabad(esta. 2000) (Budh Vihar Bus Station/New Bus Station/Workshop Bus Station/Raghuveerpuri Bus Station/Mathura Bus Station) Depot bus station(non-functional from 2018 to 2021)(now functioning since 2021 post renovation into a well facilitated Bus Station) * Aligarh Satellite Bus Stand(New Bus Station/Sootmill Bus Station/Sarsaul Bus Station)(functioning since 2018 due to sudden non-functioning of Masoodabaad Bus Station during 2018-2021 period) There are buses plying from Aligarh to Delhi at frequent intervals via 1) Khair, Tappal, Palval, Faridabad, Delhi - The route is under construction between Khair and Palval and should be strictly avoided by cars. No toll charges. 2) Khair, Tappal, Yamuna expressway, Noida, Greater Noida, Delhi, Gurgaon - Best and recommended route for Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon. Toll Charges are ₹120 between Aligarh and Delhi. 3) Old GT Road, Bulandshahr, Ghaziabad, Delhi - NH 91 - It is a 6-lane highway. Toll charges are ₹285. Following Highways are connected to Aligarh: * National Highway 91 - It connects

to national capital

. Ghaziabad-Bulandshahr-Aligarh section is a 6-Lane Highway. * National Highway 93 - It connects Moradabad to Taj Nagri

Agra 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. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...

via Aligarh. Aligarh-Agra section is constructed as Brijbhoomi Expressway. *

Yamuna Expressway Yamuna Expressway is a 6-lane wide (expandable to 8) and long access-controlled expressway in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is presently India's sixth longest expressway and connects Greater Noida with Agra. It was built to de-conge ...

- It is a 6-Lane Expressway connecting Greater Noida with Agra. Aligarh City has Mahanagar Bus Service (City Bus Service) which provides local transport to Aligarh. *Route-1 J N Medical College-Uperkot *Route-2 Gandhi Park-Sarsaul/Sootmill *Route-3 Ghantabagh-Quarsi *Route-4 Gandhi Park-Boner *Route-5 Etah Chungi-Collectrate Apart from this an Air-conditioned Electronic Bus Service has been running within the city since January 2022.

By air

Aligarh Airport Aligarh Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Khangarhi on National Highway 34 (NH-34), about away from the city centre. It is being developed by upgrading the existing government ...

, Situated on NH 91, Dhanipur, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. It is Also known as Dhanipur Air Strip/Dhanipur Hawai Patti. This airport is also used as flying Club. The Government of Uttar Pradesh signed a memorandum of understanding with the Airports Authority of India in February 2014 for the development of the airport. At this time direct flight started by the regional airline Flybig from Lucknow to Aligarh and vice versa under the RCS-UDAN scheme. The nearest international airport from Aligarh is

Indira Gandhi International Airport Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport serving New Delhi, the capital of India, and the National Capital Region (NCR). The airport, spread over an area of ,

. It is 140 km from Aligarh. Another nearest airport from Aligarh (65 km) will be

Noida International Airport Noida International Airport is an international airport near Jewar in YEIDA city of Gautam Buddha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. It is projected to become the largest airport in both India and Asia, with plans to handle 12 mil ...

. Another airport located close to Aligarh is

Agra Airport Agra 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. The air force station is one of the largest airbases of the Indian Air Force. On 15 ...

. It is about 98 kilometres from Aligarh.

Notable people

Businessmen and entrepreneurs

Sheela Gautam Sheela Gautam (15 November 1931 – 8 June 2019) was an Indian billionaire politician and businesswoman. She was the founder and owner of Sheela Foam Limited, run by her son Rahul Gautam, which sells mattresses under the Sleepwell brand among ...

, founder of Sheela Foam Limited-Sleepwell *

Vijay Shekhar Sharma Vijay Shekhar Sharma (born 7 June 1978) is an Indian technology entrepreneur, and the founder and chief executive officer of One97 Communications and its consumer brand Paytm. In January 2022, the ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering ...

, founder of

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Khwaja Abdul Hamied Khwaja Abdul Hamied FCS, FRIC (31 October 1898 – 23 June 1972) was an Indian industrial and pharmaceutical chemist who founded Cipla, India's oldest pharmaceutical company in 1935. His son, Yusuf Hamied headed the company after him for ...

, Pharmacist, founder of

Cipla Cipla Limited is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai. Cipla primarily focuses on developing medication to treat respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, depression, paediatric and var ...

Educationalists

Ziauddin Ahmad Sir Ziauddin Ahmad (born Ziauddin Ahmed Zuberi; 13 February 1873 – 23 December 1947) was an Indian mathematician, parliamentarian, logician, natural philosopher, politician, political theorist, educationist and a scholar.< ...

, mathematician, M.L.A. (Central), Vice-Chancellor of

Movement. He established several institution including J.N. Medical College *

Roshan Ara Bokhari Roshan Ara Bokhari is a Pakistani dancer and dance choreographer. She was born in Aligarh in 1934. Bokhari's mother is Main Abdul Aziz and she inherited a love for dance and music from her family. Early life Bokhari started her early education ...

, dancer, choreographer and dance teacher *

Masud Husain Khan Masud Husain Khan (28 January 1919 – 16 October 2010) was an Indian linguist, the first Professor Emeritus in Social Sciences at Aligarh Muslim University and the fifth Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central University in New Del ...

, linguist, the fifth Vice-Chancellor of

Jamia Millia Islamia Jamia Millia Islamia is a Public university, public and research university located in Delhi, India. Originally established at Aligarh, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, United Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) during the British R ...

and the first Professor Emeritus in Social Sciences at

Syed Ahmad Khan Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (17 October 1817 – 27 March 1898), also spelled Sayyid Ahmad Khan, was an Indian Muslim Islamic modernist, reformer, philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British Raj, British India. Though initially esp ...

, founder of

* Shafey Kidwai, academic, bilingual critic, translator, columnist, author, professor in the Department of Mass Communications at Aligarh Muslim University

Writers, poets and publishers

A.R. Akela Anant Rao, "A. R." Akela (born 30 September 1960) is an Indian Dalit author, poet, folk singer and publisher Publishing is the activities of making information, literature, music, software, and other content, physical or digital, available ...

, Dalit author and publisher, owner of "Anand Sahitya Sadan * Syed Amin Ashraf, Urdu poet and professor of English at AMU *

Qurratulain Hyder Qurratulain Hyder (20 January 1927 – 21 August 2007) was an Indian Urdu novelist and short story writer, academic, and journalist. One of the most outstanding and influential literary names in Urdu literature, she is best known for her m ...

, Padma Bhushan, Urdu novelist, writer, and journalist *

Akhlaq Mohammed Khan Akhlaq Mohammad Khan (16 June 1936 – 13 February 2012), better known by his ''takhallus'' Shahryar'','' was an Indian academic, and a doyen of Urdu poetry in India. As a Hindi film lyricist, he is best known for his lyrics in ''Gaman'' (1978) ...

, pen name Shaharyar, Urdu poet,

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

lyricist and served as Professor at

Munshi Nawal Kishore Munshi Nawal Kishore (3 January 1836 – 19 February 1895) was a book publisher from India. He has been called Caxton of India. In 1858, at the age of 22, he founded the Nawal Kishore Press at Lucknow. This institution today is the oldest print ...

, book publisher * Jainendra Kumar, Hindi writer *

Gopaldas Neeraj Gopaldas Saxena (known by his ''nom-de-plume'', Neeraj; 4 January 1925 – 19 July 2018) was an Indian poet and author of Hindi literature. He was also a poet of Hindi Kavi sammelan (Poets Meet). He wrote under the pen name "Neeraj". Biograph ...

, poet, recipient of

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

* Saghar Nizami, Urdu Poet *

Prem Kishore Patakha Prem Kishore Patakha (born 27 October 1943) is a Hindi author of comedic poetry (hasya kavi). He was born into a Barhai family at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He appeared as a guest on the television programme of Bollywood actor Bharat Bhushan. Pub ...

, Hindi Humorous Poet *

Maitreyi Pushpa Maitreyi Pushpa (Hindi: मैत्रेयी पुष्पा; born 30 November 1944), is a Hindi fiction writer. An eminent writer in Hindi, Maitreyi Pushpa has ten novels and seven short story collections to her credit She also writes ...

, Hindi fiction writer * Gafil Swami (born 1953), Hindi poet

Historians

Irfan Habib Irfan Habib (born 10 August 1931) is an Indian historian of ancient and medieval India, following the methodology of Marxist historiography in his contributions to economic history. He is known for his strong stance against Hindutva. He has au ...

, eminent Indian historian and Professor Emeritus at

Mohammad Habib Mohammad Habib (1895–1971) was an Indian historian, who worked at the Aligarh Muslim University. He was involved in the Indian Independence movement, and was an associate of both Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. He was a candidate in the 1967 ...

(1895–1971), noted Indian historian and served as Professor Emeritus at

Film actors

Shamim Ara Shamim Ara (, 22 March 1938 – 5 August 2016) was a Pakistani film actress, director, and producer. She was known as ''The Tragic Beauty'' because of the tragic heroine roles she often portrayed in films. She was one of the most popular actr ...

, Pakistani film actress *

Pooja Banerjee Pooja Banerjee (born 8 November 1991) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi television. She began her television career as a contestant in '' MTV Roadies'' and subsequently starred as Tejal Majumdar in her first lead show, '' Ek Doosre Se ...

, Indian television actress *

Bharat Bhushan Bharatbhushan Gupta, better known as Bharat Bhushan (14 June 1920 – 27 January 1992) was an Indian actor in Hindi language films, scriptwriter and producer. He was born in Meerut, and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Career 1941– ...

, Bollywood actor *

Aadesh Chaudhary Aadesh Chaudhary () is an Indian television actor. He is known for his role of Vikrant Mehta in the TV show ''Sasural Simar Ka'' on Colors TV. Early life Chaudhary comes from Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his education in Engineering an ...

, Indian television actor *

Nitin Chauhaan Nitin Chauhaan (11 November 1988 – 7 November 2024) was an Indian television actor and model. He is the winner of TV reality show '' Dadagiri'' (season 2) and participated in the reality television show ''MTV Splitsvilla ''MTV Splitsvil ...

, Indian television actor *

Ravindra Jain Ravindra Jain (28 February 1944 – 9 October 2015) was an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer. He started his career in the early 1970s by composing for several hit movies. His notable works include '' Chor Machaye Shor'' (19 ...

, Bollywood music director *

Kanika Maheshwari Kanika Maheshwari (born 24 April 1981) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her roles in serials like ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', '' Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat'', '' Kabhi Aaye Na Judaai'', '' Viraasat'', '' Geet - Hui Sabse Parayi ...

, Indian television actress *

Alka Nupur Alka Nupur is a former Indian actress who was best known for her contributions to Hindi cinema throughout the 1980s. She appeared in many films throughout her career, including ''Laawaris'' (1981), ''Brij Bhoomi'' (1982), '' John Jani Janardh ...

, former actress, kathak dancer *

Mohd Sharia Mohd Sharia (born 2 February 2000) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He was born and brought up in Aligarh. He made his debut with '' Vodka Diaries'' in (2018). After that Sharia work as an actor in '' Nirdosh'' (2018), ''Veerey Ki W ...

, Bollywood actor *

Chandrachur Singh Chandrachur Singh (born 11 October 1968) is an Indian actor, who mainly works in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of a Filmfare Award, in addition to receiving nomination for an IIFA Award and a Screen Award. Early life and career Singh is ...

, Bollywood actor *

Hasan Zaidi Hasan Zaidi (born 28 September 1978) is an Indian television actor who is known for his roles in ''Khotey Sikkey'' and '' Hum Ne Li Hai... Shapath''. Life and family Zaidi was born in Aligarh and hails from Hardoi near Lucknow, U.P. He spent ...

, Indian television actor *

Zarina Zarina is a feminine name derived from the Slavic word “tsar / tzar” (царь), a title used by Slavic monarchs or supreme rulers, plus sometimes the suffix (itsa), the title of a female autocratic ruler (monarch) of Bulgaria or Russia, or the ...

, Indian artist

Sports persons

Piyush Chawla Piyush Chawla (; born 24 December 1988) is a former Indian cricketer who has played for the India national cricket team. He was a member of the Indian team that won both the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He is seen as a leg ...

, Indian cricketer * Zafar Iqbal, Former hockey captain of India *

Annu Raj Singh Annu Raj Singh (born 17 February 1984) is an Indian shooter from Aligarh. She won the gold medal in women's pairs 10 metre air pistol with Heena Sidhu at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in both the 10 metr ...

, international shooter * Rinku Singh, Indian Cricketer

Politicians

Mukta Raja Mukta Raja is an Indian politician The Politics and Government of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution, which was adopted in 1950. India is a parliamentary secular democratic republic, described as a “sovereign ...

, MLA of Aligarh *

Zafar Alam Zafar Alam may refer to: * Zafar Alam (Uttar Pradesh politician) Zafar Alam is an Indian politician from the Samajwadi Party. He served as an MLA following the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from Aligarh constituency. He lost his seat i ...

ex-MLA from Aligarh (Assembly constituency) *

Dalbir Singh Chaudhary Thakur Dalveer Singh is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Barauli constituency in Aligarh district Aligarh () is one of the 75 distric ...

, MLA from Baruli vidhansabha constituency * Mohammad Furqan, Former mayor of Aligarh *

Satish Kumar Gautam Satish Kumar Gautam (born 1 July 1972; ) is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He is a three time Member of Parliament from Aligarh Lok Sabha constituency from 2014 representing Bharatiya Janata Party. Early life and education Gautam ...

, MP from

Aligarh (Lok Sabha constituency) Aligarh Lok Sabha Constituency () is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Assembly segments Members of parliament Election results General Election 2024 2019 General elections 2014 S ...

, ex MP and ex chairperson of

Sleepwell Methapyrilene is an antihistamine and anticholinergic of the pyridine chemical class which was developed in the early 1950s. It was sold under the trade names Co-Pyronil and Histadyl EC in the UK. It has relatively strong sedative effects, to the ...

Zameer Ullah Khan Zameer Ullah Khan is an Indian politician and a member of the 15th and 16th Legislative Assembly of India. He represents the Koil constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Samajwadi Party. Early life and education Zameer Ullah Kh ...

ex MLA from

Koil (Assembly constituency) Koil is one of the 403 constituencies of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is a part of the Aligarh district and is one of the five assembly constituencies in the Aligarh Lok Sabha constituency. The first election in this assembl ...

and Aligarh (Assembly constituency) *

Jamal Khwaja Jamal Khwaja (or, Ahmad Jamal Yusuf Khwaja, 12 August 1926Jamal Khwaja was born in August 1926. However most official documents show his date of birth as 1928. This error somehow crept into the record and has become a source of confusion amongs ...

, ex MP *

Sanjeev Raja Sanjeev Raja (February 1, 1961 — February 11, 2023) was a formar politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India. He served as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Aligarh constituency located in Aligar ...

, ex MLA *

Bijendra Singh Chaudhary Bijendra Singh (born 25 December 1956) is an Indian politician. He stood for the 2004 Lok Sabha elections on the Indian National Congress ticket and became a Member of Parliament from Aligarh. He is the resident of village Dhonda near ...

, ex MP *

Chaudhary Sunil Singh Chaudhary Sunil Singh (born 1 January 1971) is National President of Lok Dal, a political party which was founded by former Prime Minister of India late Charan Singh. He is former member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council. Early life and p ...

, ex MLC *

Kalyan Singh Kalyan Singh (5 January 1932 – 21 August 2021) was an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served twice as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and as a Member of Parliament. He was the Chief minister of Utta ...

, ex governor and ex Chief Minister of

Rajendra Singh Rajendra Singh (born 6 August 1959) is an Indian water conservationist and environmentalist from Alwar district, Rajasthan in India. Also known as "waterman of India", he won the Magsaysay Award in 2001 and Stockholm Water Prize in 2015. He ...

, ex Agriculture and Irrigation Minister, Govt of

Sandeep Singh Sandeep Singh (born 27 February 1986) is an Indian professional field hockey player from Haryana and an ex-captain of the Indian national hockey team. He generally features as a full back and is a penalty corner specialist for the team. He ...

, MLA

, grandson of

former Chief Minister of

Thakur Jaivir Singh Thakur Jaivir Singh is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh. He is elected from the Barauli constituency in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2022. He registered the highest margin win of 92,000 votes among ...

, ex MLA (Now MLC) *

Roohi Zuberi Roohi Zuberi (born 24 March 1959) is an Indian social worker and women's rights activist. Zuberi has also served as a senior cabinet member at Mumbai University. Career During her university years at Aligarh Muslim University, Zuberi served ...

, advocate

Medical professionals

, pharmacist, founder of

(pharmaceutical company) * Prerna Kohli, clinical

psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and explanation, interpretatio ...

, social worker and author *

, Unani physician and author *

pharmacologist Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between ...

, researcher and author *

Ashok Seth Ashok Seth (born 12 October 1954) is an Indian interventional cardiologist, credited with the performance of over 50,000 angiograms and 20,000 angioplasties, which has been included in the Limca Book of Records, a book for achievements and reco ...

, an Indian

interventional cardiologist Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. Andreas Gruentzig is considered the father of interventional cardiology after the development of angioplast ...

Social activists

Javed Abidi Javed Abidi (11 June 1965 – 4 March 2018) was an Indian activist who served as the director of the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) in India, and the founder of the Disability Rights Group. He receive ...

, born with

spina bifida Spina bifida (SB; ; Latin for 'split spine') is a birth defect in which there is incomplete closing of the vertebral column, spine and the meninges, membranes around the spinal cord during embryonic development, early development in pregnancy. T ...

, he was an activist working for the disabled community and served as the first director of the

National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People is a New Delhi-based trust established in 1996. It was set up post enactment of 1995 PWD Act to champion the cause of disability rights. The organization's philosophy is that soci ...

(NCPEDP) and founded

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in India *

Jai Kishan Das Raja Jai Kishan Das Chaube, CSI, Rai Bahadur (24 November 1832 – 30 April 1905) was an Indian administrator and close associate of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, founder of Aligarh Muslim University. He was born on 24 November 1832 at Moradabad to Brind ...

, a close associate of

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (17 October 1817 – 27 March 1898), also spelled Sayyid Ahmad Khan, was an Indian Muslim reformer, philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British India. Though initially espousing Hindu–Muslim unity, he ...

Rajiv Dixit Rajiv Dixit (30 November 1967 – 30 November 2010) was an Indian social activist who founded the ''Azadi Bachao Andolan''. His organisation promoted a message of ''swadeshi''-economics that opposed globalisation and neo-liberalism. In allianc ...

, Promotor of

Yoga Yoga (UK: , US: ; 'yoga' ; ) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated with its own philosophy in ancient India, aimed at controlling body and mind to attain various salvation goals, as pra ...

Ayurveda Ayurveda (; ) is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. It is heavily practised throughout India and Nepal, where as much as 80% of the population report using ayurveda. The theory and practice of ayur ...

and Swadeshi-economics

History

Battle of Aligarh (1803)

Administration

Demographics

Geography

Location

Climate

Economy

Education

Universities and colleges

Schools

Art and craft

Locations

Cultural landmarks

Historical places

Aligarh Muslim University

Museums

Transport

By rail

By road

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Notable people

Businessmen and entrepreneurs

Educationalists

Writers, poets and publishers

Historians

Film actors

Sports persons

Politicians

Medical professionals

Social activists

See also

Notes

References

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