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[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Hardwar "Hardwar"] ''Love to Know 1911''. *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwar "Haridwar"] ''Wikipedia''.
Spelling of modern name 'Haridwar' corrected
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|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=29.96,78.16&spn=0.1,0.1&q=29.96,78.16 29° 57′ 36″ N29.960000°N, 78° 9′ 36″ E78.160000°E]
|altitude= 249.7 m (819 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haridwar Haridwar]
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'''Hardwar''', or Hirdwar(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]].
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