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UTTAR PRADESH &
UTTARAKHAND

Stretching from the Hima layas to the Indo-Gangetic Plains, Uttar
Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand cover a vast area of 294,000 sq km
(113,514 sq miles), with a population of almost 214 million. Hindi is
the main language. Both states offer a wide variety of landscapes and historic
monuments. In UP’s plains are the famous Taj Mahal and other great Islamic
monuments, as well as the holy Hindu city of Varanasi and the Buddhist stupas
of Sarnath. The mammoth Kumbh Mela takes place every 12 years at Allahabad
as well as Haridwar. In November 2000, the hill areas of Uttar Pradesh to the north
became the separate state of Uttarakhand. Its numerous attractions include beautiful
trekking trails, the picturesque hill stations of Mussoorie and Nainital, river-rafting tours
and yoga ashrams around Rishikesh, and Corbett National Park, famous for its tigers.

Sights at a Glance
Towns & Cities Hill Stations & Areas Historic Sites
1 Agra of Natural Beauty 2 Sikandra l Chitrakoot
9 Dehra Dun 0 Mussoorie 5 Fatehpur Sikri h Varanasi
o Rampur q The Garhwal Hills f Ayodhya National Parks
p Aligarh w Nainital j Sarnath u Corbett National Park
a Jhansi e Almora z Kalinjar Fort i Dudhwa National
s Kanpur r Ranikhet Temple Towns & Park
d Lucknow t Lansdowne Holy Places
g Jaunpur y Kausani 3 Mathura
k Allahabad Tours
Yamunotri NH108 4 Brindavan 8 River Tour along
NH123 • • Gangotri 6 Haridwar the Ganges
Uttarkashi • Kedarnath Badrinath 7 Rishikesh
•
•
NH94 NH109 NH58 0 kilometres 100
NH119 NH87A 0 miles 100
NH1
Muzaffarnagar
• Key
NH58 • Kathgodam
• Meerut NH74 National highway
NH87 NH125 Major road
Yamuna
NH24
Delhi • Bulandshahr
• • Bareilly Major railway
NH91
NH8 NH2 NH93 International border
• Shahjahanpur NH28C State border
NH93
NH24
Ganges
NH91
NH11 NH2 • Gonda
• Etawah NH28 • Gorakhpur
NH92 Ghaghara NH28
Rae Bareli NH96
NH3 • Gwalior • Bhognipur • NH248 NH56 NH29
NH25 NH2
NH25
Shivpuri • Kausambi
• NH30
NH76
NH86 Mirzapur NH2
•
Panna • NH75 NH27 Aurangabad •
Son
Renukut
NH7 •
Ghats on the banks of the river Ganga, Varanasi For keys to symbols see back flap
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