Moradabad
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| State : | Uttar Pradesh | ||
| District : | Moradabad | ||
| Location : | 28 ° 50 ′ N , 78 ° 46 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 202 m | ||
| Residents : | 887,871 (2011) | ||
| Website : | www.moradabadnagarnigam.in | ||
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Moradabad ( Hindi : मुरादाबाद , Urdu : مراداباد; Murādābād [ mʊrɑːdɑːbɑːd ]) is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the administrative seat of the district of the same name .
location
The place with around 890,000 inhabitants (2011 census) is located in the Ganges plain on the river Ramganga , a tributary of the Ganges . Moradabad is 150 km east of Delhi and 25 km west of Rampur .
economy
The city is famous for its handicrafts with objects made of brass and glass and is an important economic factor.
history
Moradabad was founded in 1625 by Rustam Khan, the governor of Katehr. Murad Bakhsh, a prince of the Mughal Empire, gave the city its name. The city was under the rule of the Rohillas , a Pashtun people , from 1740 to 1773 . Between 1801 and India's independence in 1947, the city was part of the British Empire .
traffic
With the national highways NH 24 and NH 93, the place has a trunk road connection and a train station.
Personalities
- Ahmed Jan Thirakwa (1892–1976), tabla player
