Jaunpur
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Jaunpur | ||
| Location : | 25 ° 45 ' N , 82 ° 41' E | ||
| Height : | 85 m | ||
| Area : | 25.3 km² | ||
| Residents : | 180,362 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 7129 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Website : | Jaunpur | ||
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Jaunpur ( Hindi : जौनपुर , Urdu : جون پور; Jaunpur ) is a city with approx. 190,000 inhabitants in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh ; it is the capital of the district of the same name and is best known for its important buildings of Indo-Islamic architecture of the 15th century.
location
Jaunpur is about 63 km (driving distance) northwest of Varanasi at an altitude of about 85 m on the Gomti River. The distance to Prayagraj at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna is a good 100 km in a south-westerly direction. The climate for northern India is rather temperate and quite rainy, with most of the precipitation falling during the monsoon months from June to September.
population
Official population statistics have only been kept and published since 1991.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 136.062 | 160,055 | 180,362 |
The Hindi and Urdu- speaking population consists of about 63.5% Hindus and a good 33% Muslim ; Jains , Christians , Sikhs , Buddhists and others are numerically small minorities . As is common in censuses in northern India, the male population is around 10% higher than the female.
economy
Agriculture in the area was and still is the economic base of the city, in which handicrafts, trade and services of all kinds have settled. The city is best known as the center of traditional perfume production.
history
Jaunpur was founded around 1360 under the rule of Firuz Shah Tughluq (r. 1351-1388), the Sultan of Delhi . A town already existed here in the 11th century, but it was destroyed by a devastating flood of the Gomti. The name of the city is derived from Jauna , one of the first names of Firuz Shah's predecessor Muhammad bin Tughluq . In 1394 Jaunpur became the capital of the independent sultanate of the same name , which lasted until the conquest by the Lodi Sultans in 1479. During the independence period, the city developed into an important regional center.
Attractions
The Friday Mosque ( Jama Masjid ) , built around 1470, and the older Atala Mosque with its towering portals that conceal the dome roof behind are outstanding examples of the Indo-Islamic provincial style. The Jaunpur fort dates back to the Tughluq period. In the 16th century, the mogul Akbar I had a large bridge built over the Gomti, which is still an important traffic artery and a symbol of the city.
Atala Mosque (19th century photograph)
Friday Mosque (photograph from the 19th century)
Web links
- Jaupur, history and sights - information (English)
- Jaunpur, history and sights - photos + information (English).