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Gorakhpur
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Gorakhpur | |
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Presidency: Bengal | |
Coordinates: | 26.7588°N 83.3697°E |
Altitude: | 83 m (272 ft) |
Present Day Details | |
Place Name: | Gorakhpur |
State/Province: | Uttar Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Transport links | |
Bengal and North-Western Railway (B&NWR) |
FibiWiki Maps | |
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See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Gorakhpur was the headquarters of Gorakhpur District in the Gorakhpur Division of United Provinces during the British period.
Gorakhpur was the location of the Bengal and North-Western Railway (B&NWR) workshops .
See B&NWR Railway Workshops
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Gorakhpur
Variants: Goruckpore
Military history
Battle of Goruckpore 1858
External links
Gorakhpur City Imperial Gazetteer
Historical books online
- 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. He was appointed Judge at Goruckpore, close to the Himalayas, late 1870 (page 191).