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Alapur

Village in Uttar Pradesh, India

26°54′43″N 81°9′41″E / 26.91194°N 81.16139°E / 26.91194; 81.16139Country

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• OfficialHindiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

225125

Vehicle registrationUP 41^[1]

Alapur, is a village in Barabanki district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The village is situated 3 km from Barabanki city towards Lucknow on the west bank of Reth river.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

During archaeological excavation of ancient mound at Alapur black slipped ware and grey ware dating pre Shunga-Kushana to early medieval period were excavated.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Geography

Alapur is located at 26°54′43″N 81°9′41″E / 26.91194°N 81.16139°E / 26.91194; 81.16139.^[8] Jind baba ki Mazar is located on National Highway 27.^[9] Lucknow-Faizabad road enters Barabanki by crossing the Reth river by a bridge at Alapur^[10]

References

^ "Alapur Pin Code - Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India". Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
^ Gazetteer of the province of Oudh, BARA BANKI DISTRICT ARTICLE #226-263 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bara Banki". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 379.
^ ^a ^b "Prāgdhāra: U. Pra. Rājya Purātattva Saṅgaṭhana kī "ṡodha Patrikā" - Google Books". 2 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
^ India, Archæological Survey of (2 September 2008). "Indian Archaeology, a Review - Google Books". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
^ Chakrabarti, Dilip K. (13 July 2010). Archaeological geography of the Ganga plain: the upper Ganga (Oudh ... - Dilip K. Chakrabarti - Google Books. ISBN 9788121511858. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
^ "South Asian Studies: Journal of the Society for South Asian Studies ... - Google Books". 29 August 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
^ "Alapur and Jinhhauli (compiled by Moin Ansari)". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
^ "Jind Baba Ki Mazar". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
^ Report of the regular settlement of the Bara Banki district - Francis Edward A. Chamier. North Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press. 1879. p. 5. Retrieved 19 September 2016 – via Internet Archive. Alapur.