بریلی

Also known as Bareli, Bareli Sharif, Bareily

Bareilly, also spelled Bareli, is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city lies in the Indo-Gangetic Plains, about northwest of the state capital, Lucknow, and east of the national capital, New Delhi. With a population of 903,668 in 2011, it is the eighth most populous city in the state, 17th in northern India and 54th in India. It is located on the bank of Ramganga River and is the site of the Ramganga Barrag

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Bareilly is a city in India, located within Bareilly district and Uttar Pradesh. It serves as the capital of both Bareilly division and Bareilly district. The city was established in 1657 and covers an area of 235 square kilometers. With a population of 1,000,000, it is situated at an elevation of 268 meters above sea level. The local time zone is UTC+05:30, and the postal code is 243001.

The city’s administrative details include a local dialing code of 581. It is described in various encyclopedic sources, including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and The Nuttall Encyclopædia. Bareilly is also referred to as the "Zari Nagar of Uttar Pradesh."

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Place details

Locality: Bareilly
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 745,435
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bareilly
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nicknames: Nath Nagri
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 12
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bareilly
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1537
Settlement.founder: Jagat Singh Katehriya
Settlement.leader_title1: Lok Sabha MP
Settlement.leader_name1: Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar (BJP)
Settlement.leader_title2: MLA

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Official website

Bareilly | The Zari Nagar of Uttar Pradesh | India

The Zari Nagar of Uttar Pradesh

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Country: India
Located in: Oudh State
Population: 1000000
Area: 235
Elevation: 268
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Bareilly district
Official website: bareilly.nic.in
Image: Bareilly Sunset.jpg
Dialing code: 581

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Commons category: Bareilly
topic's main category: Category:Bareilly
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
postal code: 243001
category of associated people: Category:People from Bareilly
inception: 1657-00-00
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Travel guide

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thumb|Bareilly railways station main entrance

Bareilly lies in the upper Ganges plain, roughly 70 km north of the river and within sight of the outer foothills of the Central Himalaya. It is an important railway and transportation hub, about half-way between Delhi and Lucknow, well connected to most of the major cities in India by rail, and the western part of Nepal by road.

According to tradition the city was founded in 1537 by two brothers, Bans Deo and Barel Deo. They built a fort and named it Jagatpur, after their father, at that time the governor of the region. The term is still used to refer to a neighborhood which is now part of the old city. A small town developed around the fort. During the Moghul period Mirzai Mashid and Jama Mashid were built along with a new fort. After Aurangzeb's death in 1707, Afgan clans, known as Rohillas, consolidated their positions in the area and then after the region became known as Rohilkhand. In 1774 the region fell into the hands of the nawab of Awad.

Later the area was ceded to the East India Company and Bareilly became the headquarters of the district. Administrative buildings were built in the southern suburb of the town and in 1811 Bareilly Cantonment was established. During the mutiny of sepoys in 1857 Khan Bahadur Khan Rohilla formed his own government in Rohilkhand. One year later the rebellion failed and the town was recaptured by the British Army. During the British Rule railways were constructed to link the city to Delhi …