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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 38. Chapters: Allahabad University, Kumbh Mela, History of Allahabad, Nehru-Gandhi family, Pankaj Mishra, Jhunsi, Allahabad High Court, 1954 Kumbh Mela stampede, Pratisthan Pur, Naini Central Prison, Triveni Sangam, Allahabad Address, Pollution of the Ganges, Chowk, Allahabad, Sam Higginbottom, Jeevan Jyoti Hospital, North Central Railway Zone, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, The Leader, Prayagraj Express, Areas of Allahabad, Allahabad Bypass Expressway, Roman Catholic Diocese of Allahabad, Darbhanga, Allahabad, Dandupur, Allahabad Airport, Phaphamau, Allahabad division, Katra, Allahabad, Attarsuiya, Kydgunj, Khuldabad, Allahabad, Vanara Sena, Muriabad, Mutthigunj, Rambagh, A H Wheeler & Co, Georgetown, Allahabad, Chandrashekhar Azad park, Teliyargunj, Allahpur, Dariyabad, Allahabad, North Malaka, Sohbatiabagh, Colonelgunj, Bahadurgunj, Dhoomangunj, Allengunj, Lukergunj, Sulem Sarai, Daragunj, Kareli, Allahabad, Rajapur, Allahabad, National Academy of Sciences, India, Janghai, Bharati Bhavan Library, Allahabad Observatory, Alopibagh, South Malaka, Bairana, Tagoretown, Mumfordgunj. Excerpt: Allahabad (Hindi: , Urdu: , ), or Settled by God in Persian, is a name given by the Mughals to the ancient city of Prayag (Hindi: , Urdu: ), by some accounts the second oldest city of India. It is in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of the Allahabad District. Allahabad is one of the fastest growing cities in India at present. It is located 205 kilometres (127 mi) south of the state capital, Lucknow. The ancient name of the city is Prayag (Sanskrit for "place of sacrifice"), as it is believed to be the spot where Brahma offered his first sacrifice after creating the world. It is one of four sites of the mass Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, the others being Haridwar, Ujjain and Nashik. It has a positio...
