Aligarh

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Aligarh is a prominent city in northern India known for its lock industry and as the home of Aligarh Muslim University.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
additionalOfficialLanguage Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
administrativeDivisionType district headquarters
areaCode 0571
climate humid subtropical climate
country India
distanceFromAgra about 90 km northwest
distanceFromNewDelhi about 140 km southeast
fortName Aligarh Fort
governingBody Aligarh Municipal Corporation
hasCulturalAssociation Aligarh school of Muslim thought
hasEducationalInstitution Aligarh Muslim University
hasFort Aligarh Fort
hasIndustry agro-based industries
brassware
hardware manufacturing
lock manufacturing
zari work
hasMinorAirport Aligarh Airport (non-operational/limited use)
hasMunicipalStatus municipal corporation
hasNickname Lock City of India
hasNotableInstitutionType central university
hasNotablePersonAssociation Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (through AMU)
hasRailwayStation Aligarh Junction
hasReligiousSite Jama Masjid Aligarh
Khereshwar Temple
hasUniversity Aligarh Muslim University
historicalName Kols
surface form: Kol
isHeadquartersOf Aligarh district administration
knownFor Aligarh Muslim University
lock industry
latitudeApprox 27.88°N
locatedIn Doab
surface form: Doab region

Uttar Pradesh
locatedInRegion northern India
locatedOnHighway National Highway 34 NERFINISHED
National Highway 91 (old numbering)
longitudeApprox 78.08°E
nearestMajorAirport Indira Gandhi International Airport
surface form: Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
officialLanguage Hindi
partOf Aligarh district
Aligarh division
postalCodePrefix 202001
railwayZone North Central Railway zone
surface form: North Central Railway
stateCapitalOf none
timeZone Indian Standard Time
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode UP-81

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