Deoband

Deoband is a town and a municipality in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, about 150 km (93 miles) from Delhi. Darul Uloom Deoband, an Islamic seminary and one of the largest Islamic institutions of India is located there.

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Place details

Locality: Deoband
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 88,171
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Deoband
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Darul Uloom Deoband.jpg
Settlement.image_size: 310
Settlement.image_caption: Darul Uloom Deoband
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Saharanpur
Settlement.governing_body: Nagar Palika parishad Deoband
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 256
Settlement.population_total: 97037
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Area: 7.9
Elevation: 256
Image: Masjid Rasheed in Deoband, Darul Uloom Deoband.jpg
Dialing code: 1336

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postal code: 247554

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Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Demographics
See also
References

== Etymology == The native Hindi-Urdu name for the place is "Devband". According to one theory, it derives from "devi" (goddess) and "van" (forest), when this place was full of forests in the Mahabharata-era. A related argument is that it is derived from "devi" and "vandan" (praise), referring to the local Durga temples.