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{{Places of Interest|title=Aligarh|name=Aligarh |link=xxxxx}}
'''Aligarh''', also known as '''Koil''', was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_215.gif Aligarh District] in the Meerut Division of United Provinces during the British period. It is situated about 75 miles south-east of [[Delhi]]. Aligarh's Civil Station lay north-east of the city. The old cantonment was abolished in 1869 and the old cemetery from 1802 is near the fort.
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Aligarh<br>
Variants: Alighur/Aligurh/Allyghur/Allygurh/Alliegurh
==Railways==
== External Links ==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_225.gif Aligarh City] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
===Historical books online===*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=9HkOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Anecdotes and Reminiscences of Service in Bengal''] [by A. L. M. Phillips (Alfred Lisle March Phillips) 1878] Google Books. He arrived in India in 1846 and retired 1873. The author was appointed Civil and Criminal Judge of Allyghur at the end of 1866 (page 171).
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