Prayagraj
metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Summary
Prayagraj is a city[1]. Prayagraj ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,750 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Prayagraj district[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ganges[5], Yamuna[6]
- Instance of: million city[7]
- Twinned administrative body: Zacatecas[8]
- Postal code: 211001[9]
- Commons category: Prayagraj[10]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[11]
- Local dialing code: 0532[12]
- Authority: Prayagraj Nagar Nigam[13]
- Official website: https://prayagraj.nic.in/[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Prayagraj[15]
- Commons gallery: प्रयागराज[16]
- Population: 5,954,391[17]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Great dictionary of geographical names[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[26]
- Capital of: Prayagraj district[27], Prayagraj division[28]
- Official name: प्रयागराज[29], Prayagraj[30], Праяградж[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Prayagraj[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Prayagraj[33]
- Native label: प्रयागराज[34]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Prayagraj[35]
- Elevation above sea level: 98 m[36]
- Area: 82 km²[37]
- Hashtag: Allahabad[38]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q25689652[39]
Why It Matters
Prayagraj has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Prayagraj is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]