Ghazipur
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Ghazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur City is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Ganges (Ganga) River near the border with Bihar state in eastern Uttar Pradesh, about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Varanasi (Benares) and also called Lahuri Kashi. The city of Ghazipur also constitutes one of the seven distinct tehsils, or subdivisions, of the Ghazipur district.
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Ghazipur is a city in India that serves as the capital of Ghazipur district. It is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, with a postal code of 233001 and a local dialing code of 548. The city lies at an elevation of 61 meters above sea level and covers an area of 18.3 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 121,020.
Historically, the area was part of the British Raj, specifically within the North-Western Provinces and Ceded and Conquered Provinces. The city’s official name is also written in Devanagari script as ग़ाज़ीपुर. It is situated in the UTC+05:30 time zone.
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- Locality
- Ghazipur
- Region
- Uttar Pradesh
- Country
- India
- Population
- 103,095
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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- Sayyid Masud Ghazi
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory and legendary founding
- Early recorded history: 1400s and 1500s
- Later Mughals
- Nawabs of Awadh & Ghazipur
- Scientific Society of Ghazipur
- Ghazipur at the turn of the 20th century
- Geography
- Demographics
- Places of interest
- Ghazipur opium factory
- Climate
- Transport
- Notable people
- See also
- References
Ghazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur City is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Ganges (Ganga) River near the border with Bihar state in eastern Uttar Pradesh, about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Varanasi (Benares) and also called Lahuri Kashi. The city of Ghazipur also constitutes one of the seven distinct tehsils, or subdivisions, of the Ghazipur district.
Ghazipur is located near the eastern border with Bihar, approximately 80 km (50 mi) east of Varanasi. The city is internationally recognized for housing the world's largest legal opium factory, established in 1820 by the British East India Company. This historic facility continues to operate under government regulation and plays a significant role in the global pharmaceutical industry by producing opium-derived medicines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ghazipur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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