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Lucknow

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lucknow (pronounced /ˈlʌknaʊ/; Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, Lakhnaū, IPA: [ˈləkʰnəu] ( listen)) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division. Located in what was historically known as the Awadh(Oudh) region, Lucknow has always been a multicultural city, and [...]

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Lonavla

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lonavla or Lonavale (Marathi: लोणावळा) is a city and a hill station Municipal Council in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is about 64 km away from the city of Pune, 96 km away from the city Mumbai. It is famous throughout India for the hard candy [...]

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Leh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leh (Tibetan script: གླེ་; Wylie: Gle; Hindi: लेह), was the capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Leh, with an area of 45,110 km2, is the second largest district in the country (after Kutch, Gujarat) in terms of [...]

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Churachandpur

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Churachandpur, locally known as Lamka, town is the district headquarters of Churachandpur district in Manipur. Lamka has its name from the word “Lam” which means path or way and “ka” means junction. The name Lamka in short means a place situated at the road junction. “Due to its commercial origins, [...]

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Lalitpur, India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lalitpur (Hindi: ललितपुर, Urdu: للت پور) is a city and a municipal board in Lalitpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is also district headquarters of Lalitpur district. Demographics As of 2001 India census, Lalitpur had a population of 111,810. Males constitute 53% of the population and [...]

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Lakhimpur Kheri District

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lakhimpur Kheri (Hindi: लखीमपुर खीरी), is a district of Uttar Pradesh in the Lucknow division. It is located in India along the border with Nepal. The headquarters of the Lakhimpur Kheri District are situated in the city of Lakhimpur. Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part of Lucknow division and is [...]

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Kurukshetra

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kurukshetra pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: कुरुक्षेत्र) is a land of historical importance. Historically the land belonged to Punjab now a district in Haryana state of India. It is a holy place and is also known as Dharmakshetra (“Holy City”). According to the Puranas, Kurukshetra is named after King Kuru, the ancestor [...]

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Kurnool

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kurnool (Telugu: కర్నూలు) is a city in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh state in southern India, about 212 kilometres (132 mi) south of state capital, Hyderabad. It is the administrative seat of the district. Kurnool is the gateway to Rayalaseema and the largest city in the area, with a [...]

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Krishnanagar, Nadia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Krishnanagar (Bengali: কৃষ্ণনগর) is a municipality and administrative headquarters of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Geography Krishnanagar is located at 23.4°N 88.5°E. It has an average elevation of 14 metres (45 feet). Krishnagar is situated beside the Jalangi River. It is the headquarters of Nadia district. [...]

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Kozhikode

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kozhikode (Malayalam: കോഴിക്കോട്)[koːɻikːoːɖ]( listen), also known as Calicut, is a city in the northern part of the state of Kerala in southern India. Kozhikode is the headquarters of the Kozhikode district. Kozhikode has a population of 436,556 as per 2001 census, with an extended metropolitan population of about 0.9 million, [...]

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Koyilandy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Koyilandy (or Quilandy/Quilandi) is a city and a municipality in Kozhikode district in North Malabar region of the Indian state of Kerala. This town is between Calicut and Badagara(Vatakara ) and is on NH 17. It can be identified with Tyndis in Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. The freedom fighter [...]

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Kottayam

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala and is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam (pop. 60, 725 according to the 2001 census) is located in south-central Kerala and is approximately 150 km (93.2 mi) from the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The town is [...]

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Kotma

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kotma is a city and a municipality in Anuppur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Geography Kotma is located at 23.2°N 81.97°E. It has an average elevation of 517 metres (1696 feet). Kotma is a municipality and Tehseel in distt.Anuppur, State of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics As of 2008 [...]

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Kothagudem

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kothagudem (Telugu: కొత్తగూడెం) is an industrial town in the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, about 270 km from Hyderabad. It is also known as the coal town of South India. Kothagudem and palvancha are the twin industrial towns in the state. Kothagudem is located at 17.33°N 80.38°E. It has an [...]

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Kota, Uttar Pradesh

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kota (Hindi:कोटा koṭa) is a census town in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Geography Kota is located at 24.45°N 83.13°E. It has an average elevation of 174 metres (570 feet). Demographics As of 2001 India census, Kota had a population of 13,544. Males constitute 53% of [...]

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Kota, Rajasthan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kota (Rajasthani: कोटा), formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located 240 kilometres (149 mi) south of state capital, Jaipur. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, the city is the trade centre for an area in which millet, wheat, Rice, [...]

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Kota, Karnataka

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kota (Kannada: ಕೋಟ) is a town on NH 17 on the way from Udupi to Kundapura. Famous Kannada writer, novelist and Yakshgana exponent, K. Shivaram Karanth hailed from this place. Kota is approximately 24 km from Udupi and 12 km from Kundapur. Places of interest in and around Kota Saligrama [...]

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Kota, Bilaspur

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kota Hindi:कोटा koṭa is a town and a nagar panchayat in Bilaspur district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Geography Kota is located at 22.3°N 82.03°E. It has an average elevation of 330 metres (1082 feet). kota is also kargi road kota kargi is a village nr.kota about 12 km [...]

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Konnagar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Konnagar (কোন্নগর)(also called Konnagore) is a city and a municipality in Hooghly District in the Indian state of West Bengal. There are 19 wards in the Konnagar Municipal Area. It is under Uttarpara police station in Serampore subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development [...]

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Kondagaon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kondagaon is a town and a municipality in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Demographics As of 2001 India census, Kondagaon had a population of 26,772. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kondagaon has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average [...]

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