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|altitude= 80 m (260 ft))
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirzapur Mirzapur]
|stateprovince= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh Uttar Pradesh]|country= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndiaIndia]|transport= [[East Indian Railway]]<br>[[Benares-Mirzapur Railway]]
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{{Places of Interest|title=Mirzapur|name=Mirzapur |link=xxxxx}}
'''Mirzapur''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_372.gif Mirzapur District] in the Benares Division of [[United Provinces ]] during the British period. It is situated on the right bank of the Ganges and is about twenty miles west (upriver) from the famous fortress of [[Chunar]]. Mirzapur is located between the more major centres of [[Allahabad]] which is further west on the Ganges, and [[Benares]] which is east of Chunar. During the first half of the nineteenth century Mirzapur was the most important trading centre in Upper India but its importance declined with the coming of the railway.
'''Barkachha''', (Barkacha) located about five miles south of Mirzapur, was the site of an Artillery camp c 1900. Barkacha had been exclusively an artillery camp for the annual practice of batteries and brigade divisions, a certain number of senior officers of the other arms being detailed to attend for instruction... There is no doubt that Barkacha is one of the finest artillery practice grounds in India. <ref>[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/19125697#pstart1536263 ''The Brisbane Courier'' (Qld.) Saturday 16 March 1901 page 12 from trove.nla.gov.au] </ref>
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=-94RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA81#v=onepage&q=Mirzapore&f=false Mirzapore] , page 81 ''The United Service Magazine,Part 3 1858'' Google Books
*Early sugar cultivation and the Honorable East India Company’s rum distillery at Mirzapur: [https://archive.org/stream/adictionaryecon00agrigoog#page/n183/mode/1up Page 175] ''A Dictionary of the Economic Products of India by George Watt Volume VI, Part II Sabadilla to Silica'' 1893 Archive.org.
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