Top Places to visit in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

Aligarh Fort (Aligarh Qila) also known as "bohne chor ka qila"(English- Dwarf thief's fort)is one of the strongest forts in India, is located in the city of Aligarh (The city was earlier named as Kol or Koil), Uttar Pradesh. It is also called "Aligarh Qila". It is situated on the Grand Trunk road and consists of a regular polygon, surrounded by a very broad and deep ditch.

It was built during the time of Ibrahim Lodi by Muhammad, son of Umar the governor of Kol, in 1524-25. Sabit Khan, who was the governor of this region during the time of Farrukh Siyar and Muhammad Shah, further rebuilt the fort. It became a fortress of great importance under Madhavrao I Scindia in 1759, and was the depot where he drilled and organized his battalions in the European fashion with the aid of French soldier Benoît de Boigne. During the Battle of Ally Ghur, it was captured from the Marathas under the leadership of a French officer Perron by Lord Gerard Lake's British army, in September 1803, since which time it has been much strengthened and improved. In the rebellion of 1857 the troops stationed at Aligarh mutinied, but abstained from murdering their officers, who, with the other residents and ladies and children, succeeded in reaching Hathras.

The fort is built on a hill, north of the Aligarh Muslim University at Barauli Marg. It has steep ravines, over 30 feet high, on every side, and bastions in every angle on the walls. Now Aligarh fort is in the control of Aligarh Muslim University. The university uses part of the internal area fort as a location for its department of Botany. The fort has been the seat of many governors and other rulers of this land, including Sabit Khan, Surajmal Jat in 1753 and mentioned Madhavrao Scindia in 1759. The fort was expanded three times in 1753 by lieutenant Banasaur, commanding officer of contemporary ruler Surajmal Jat, to include a basement, an explosives warehouse and an air-cooled kitchen.

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In the Mughal period during the reign of Muhammad Shah (1719-1728), the governor of the coalition, Sawit Khan, started construction in 1724. It took four years and in 1728 the mosque became ready. There are 17 dome in the mosque. There are three gates of the mosque. There are two to two domes on these doors. This Jama Masjid, with 17 domes in the upstate area of the city, is here with 5000 people to read Namaz. There is a separate arrangement for women to read Namaz. This is called Shahdari (three vines).

Perhaps this is the first mosque of the country, where even the martyrs' tombs are there. It is also called Ganj-e-Shahidan (the township of martyrs), in the three-century-old mosque, many generations have offered prayers. It is estimated that the eighth generation is now praying in the mosque. Jama Masjid is situated in the upcott area of Aligarh, which is the largest gold in the country in construction. More than the Golden Temple.

The eighth generation is offering prayers in this Jama Masj of 290 years ago. There are many knit gold in its domes. No amount of gold is estimated here. It is also special in this Jama Masjid that there are graves of 1857-Gadar 73 martyrs in Jama Masjid. On this, the Indian Archeology Department has done the survey several years ago, it is one of the oldest and grand mosques in Aligarh. It took 14 years to build. The mosque is located on the summit of Bali Fort and this place is the highest point in the city. Due to its position, it can be seen from all the cities of the city.

There are six places within the mosque where people can pay prayers. The restoration of the mosque has passed many times and it shows many architectural influences. White dome structure and beautifully made pillars are special features of Muslim art and culture.

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Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is an Indian public central university. It was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Its chief engineer was Nawab Sarwar Jung. The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. The main campus of AMU is located in the city of Aligarh. Spread over 467.6 hectares, AMU offers more than 300 courses in both traditional and modern branches of education. In addition to this it has its three off-campus centres at Malappuram (Kerala), Murshidabad (West Bengal) and Kishanganj (Bihar). The university comprises all castes, creeds, religions and genders, and is an Institute of National Importance provided under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution at its commencement.

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Naqvi Park is among the most beautiful places in Aligarh where you can spend some quality time. It is a must visit place in Aligarh if you are in Aligarh. You will feel the Beauty of nature and the peace of mind there.

Khereshwar Temple is built by Swami Haridas, who was a guru of Tansen. it is said to be built at the time of Mughal era. Though there is some mismanagement, it is a must visit place in Aligarh. You will feel calm and peace here. You will surely love this place if you are fond of peace of mind.

By rail

Aligarh railway station

Aligarh Junction railway station is the primary station for Aligarh city and is a major stop on the Delhi-Kolkata route. It is an A-Class railway station. It is one of the oldest railway stations of this route. It connects Aligarh to the states of West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, north-east and most of Uttar Pradesh, and important stations of cities such as New Delhi railway station, Mumbai Central, Kolkata, Bhopal Junction railway station, Indore, Jammu, Gwalior, Lucknow, Jhansi, Puri, Kanpur Central railway station, Etawah Junction railway station, Tundla Junction railway station, Phaphund railway station, Agra Cantonment railway station and Varanasi. Aligarh railway station handles over 136 trains daily (in both directions) and serves around 204,000 passengers every day. Aligarh has one Branch Railway Line to Bareily.

Aligarh City has two UPSRTC bus stations:

Aligarh Depot bus station.

Masoodabad (Budh Vihar) Depot bus station

ISBT Rasualabad Sarsaul under construction.

There are buses plying from Aligarh to Delhi at frequent intervals via

Aligarh Airport is in under construction, it is in Dhanipur on NH 91. Dhanipur Air Strip is used as Flying Club. The Government of Uttar Pradesh signed a MoU with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in February 2014 for the development of the airport.

Intercity transport

The government has proposed to operate city buses in Aligarh with following routes:-

Aligarh Fort-Law Faculty-Firdaus Nagar-Shamshad-Collectorate-University Circle-Lal Diggi-Amir Nishan-Marris Road Crossing-Kela Nagar Crossing-Chungi/Ramghat Road-Quarsi Crossing-Indrapuri/Great Mall-Mahaveer Nagar-DPS Civil Lines-St. Fidelis-Heritage-UPSIDC

Bannadevi Crossing-Methodist Church-Exhibition Ground-RMPS Park-Ghantaghar-Centre Point-Melrose-Marris Road Crossing-Kela Nagar Crossing

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