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|coordinates= | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=29.96,78.16&spn=0.1,0.1&q=29.96,78.16 29.960000°N, 78.160000°E] | ||
|altitude= 249.7 m (819 ft) | |altitude= 249.7 m (819 ft) | ||
|presentname= | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwar Haridwar] | ||
|stateprovince= Uttarakhand | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand Uttarakhand] | ||
|country= India | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] | ||
|transport= [[Hardwar-Dehra Railway]] | |transport= [[Hardwar-Dehra Railway]]<br>[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] | ||
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'''Hardwar''', | '''Hardwar''', (later named Haridwar), is one of the seven holiest places to [[Hindu|Hindus]] and a "Hindu place of pilgrimage, in the [[Saharanpur]] district of the [[United Provinces]], on the right bank of the [[Ganges]], 17 m. N.E. of [[Rurki]]." It was also the end-on junction between the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] and [[Hardwar-Dehra Railway]]. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwar "Haridwar"] ''Wikipedia''. | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:32, 8 December 2017
| Hardwar | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 29.960000°N, 78.160000°E |
| Altitude: | 249.7 m (819 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Haridwar |
| State/Province: | Uttarakhand |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Hardwar-Dehra Railway Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | |
Hardwar, (later named Haridwar), is one of the seven holiest places to Hindus and a "Hindu place of pilgrimage, in the Saharanpur district of the United Provinces, on the right bank of the Ganges, 17 m. N.E. of Rurki." It was also the end-on junction between the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway and Hardwar-Dehra Railway.
External links
- "Haridwar" Wikipedia.