Aligarh
city in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India
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Summary
Aligarh is a city[1]. Aligarh ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,046 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Aligarh district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Postal code: 202001[6]
- Commons category: Aligarh[7]
- Licence plate code: UP-81[8]
- Local dialing code: 571[9]
- Inception: 1753[10]
- Coordinate location: 27.88, 78.08[11]
- Significant event: Siege of Aligarh[12]
- Authority: Aligarh Municipal Corporation[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aligarh[14]
- Population: 874,408[15]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- Capital of: Aligarh district[21], Aligarh division[22]
- Official name: अलीगढ़[23], علی گڑھ[24], Aligarh[25]
- Category for people born here: Q96372212[26]
- Category for people who died here: Q32754916[27]
- Native label: अलीगढ़[28], علی گڑھ[29], Aligarh[30]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Aligarh[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 178[32]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q25689653[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Aligarh include Aligarh Movement[34], a pedagogical movement[35], in British Raj[36].
Why It Matters
Aligarh has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Aligarh is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Aligarh include Aligarh Movement[34], a pedagogical movement[35], in British Raj[36].