Hardwar
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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.
External links
- "Haridwar" Wikipedia.
