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Hardwar
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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.

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-'''Hardwar''', or Hirdwar, 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]].
+'''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 ==
-[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Hardiwar "Hardiwar"] ''Love to Know 1911''.
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwar "Haridwar"] ''Wikipedia''.
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwar "Haridwar"] ''Wikipedia''.
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