Azamgarh Main City The principal town of the district also gives its name to the district headquarter and forms a tahsil of the name Sadar. It is situated in Lat.26 Degree 4 minute(North) and Long. 83 Degree 11 minute (East), on the road leading from Allahabd through Jaunpur to Gorakhpur. Metalled road from this place lead south-east wards to Ghazipur and Mau and west-wards to Shahganj. There is a railway station of the same name on a branch of the north eastern railway. The city was founded around 1665 by one Azam Khan son of Bikramjit. The old fort of Azam Shah is situated on the bank of river Tamsa in east of city. There are 2 boys degree colleges-D.A.V.Degree college, Shiblee Degree college and 1 girls degree college-Agrashen Girls Degree College. On the road of Azamgarh-Ghazipur Shri Durgaji Post Graduate Degree college, Chandeshar is situated. Which is 5 km. from city. The agricultural and Homoeopathic medical college is also here.A Famous urdu library named as Shilblee library located at Shiblee Academy. The Kunwar singh park is situated in the city. Very nice this park. You can take enjoy here in evening.
NIZAMABAD (Tahsil- Nizamabad , Block- Rani ki Sarai):-Situated in Lat. 26 degree 3 minute north and Long. 83 degree 1 minute E, on the banks of the river Tons, the place falls on Azamgarh-Nizamabad road at distance of 17 km. from district headquarter.A local tradition ascribes its nomenclature to one Sheikh Nizam-ud-din, a Sufi saint the reamins of whose tomb are pointed out here.
The famous Gurudwara possessing a pair of wooden slippers and a dagger said to be of Guru Nanak who once visited the place. The black poutry is famous in the world. This is Born-place of famous poet Ayodhya Singh 'Harioodh'.
MAHARAJGANJ (Tehsil- Sagari , Block - Maharajganj):-
NIZAMABAD (Tahsil- Nizamabad , Block- Rani ki Sarai):-Situated in Lat. 26 degree 3 minute north and Long. 83 degree 1 minute E, on the banks of the river Tons, the place falls on Azamgarh-Nizamabad road at distance of 17 km. from district headquarter.A local tradition ascribes its nomenclature to one Sheikh Nizam-ud-din, a Sufi saint the reamins of whose tomb are pointed out here.
The famous Gurudwara possessing a pair of wooden slippers and a dagger said to be of Guru Nanak who once visited the place. The black poutry is famous in the world. This is Born-place of famous poet Ayodhya Singh 'Harioodh'.
MAHARAJGANJ (Tehsil- Sagari , Block - Maharajganj):-
Situated in Lat.26 degree 15 minut N. and Long. 83 degree 5' E., at a distance of about 23 km. from dist. hq. and 24 km. from tehsil hq., the place is located on the banks of Chhoti Saryu and is connected by metalled roads to Bilariaganj and Jianpur. The place is said to have derived its nomenclature from one of the rajas of Azamgarh, after whom the place came to known as Maharajganj.
An old shrine dedicated to Bhiron Baba also known as Deotari, is by one tradition the spot where Parvati , the consort of lord siva, is said to have exhumed herself in the pyre of Daksha's yajna bedi or pyre on which the yajna sacrifice was to be performed. Yet another tradition describes it as being a gate of the ancient city of Ayodhya, from which it is 40 kos or 120 km. distant. It as the venue of a fair held every month on the day of full moon , but on the lenth day of the bright halh pf Jyaistha, a larger fair is celebrated. The development block is Maharajganj.
MUBARAKPUR ( Tehsil- Sadar, Block- Sathiaon):-
Mubarakpur is situated in Lat.26 degree 6' N. and Logitude 83 degree 18' E. at a distance of 13 km. north-east of the district headquarter.
Its original nomenclature is said to have been Qasimabad, and to have fallen into decay before it was resettled, in the name of Raja Mubarak, a Sufi of Manikpur Karaa, by a sheikh landholder. The place is famous for the manufacture of Benarasi saris, which are also very popular and exported to the World. Among the old buildings the temple of Thakurji and mosque of Raja Sahib is situated there.
MEHNAGAR (Tehsil- Mehnagar, Block- Mehnagar):-
It is situated 36 km. from the district headquarter in east-south. The monuments of the fort built by king Haribans and huge pond is famous here. A religious fair is being organised every year on the ponds named as Madilaha which is 3 km. from tehsil headquarter.
DURVASA:-
This place is situated on the sangam of Tons and Majhuee river which is 6 km. north from the Phulpur tehsil headquarter. It is famous for the Ashram of Durvasa Rishi where in old days thousands of students came to gain the knowledge of famous fair held every year on the occassion of Kartik Purnima. This place is know in also history. The name of Durvasha is famous in history. We think this place will be the place for walking and travelling in future. This is my opinion to make this place to great in Azamgarh.
DATTATREYA:-
This place is situated on the sangam of Tons and Kunwar river , 3 km. from Nijambad tehsil hq in the direction of south-west. There is a Ashram of Dattatreya Rishi where in past days the people came to achieve knowledge and peace. On the day of Shivratri fair is organized. This is the place situated in Nijamabad tehsil which are very famous in the azamgarh. Now we can say that this place is like a beauty full place in the Nijamabad which are located at from the corner of road.
GOVINDSAHAB
Mahatma Govind Sahab had worshiped here.
This place is 6 km. distant from the Atraulia Block. On the day of Agahan sudi Dashmi a very big fair is held in which the cattle like cow, bull, buffalo, camel, horse, donkey and elephant are sell and buy. The period of fair is about one month. This place keep a lot of enjoy. When fair are held there, you can see the all verity of horses and other animals which are come here for sales. This is the fair which is the famous for the horse and sugarcane. Here get sugarcane that are very sweaty like sugar. This place keep a huge field in which held riding of the horses. People gathered there for watch the race of horse and take enjoy. My father Shree Kamayan Yadav have bought two horse one's name is Badal and second one's name is Bedul. Bedul have won the race in second position in the fair.
AVANTIKAPURI(Awank
This place is situated in the development block Muhammadpur. The tradition say that Raja Janmejai has organized Yagya for killing the all snakes on the earth.The temple and ponds of this place is famous, the people come here to take a holy dip in the pond. When the Raja Jenmejai has decided to kill all snake then The God Shankar Bhagwan says, one snake leave in my head and he promissed that he will not bite any others. At this place one pond is situated people go for bathing and enjoying the season. Here a huge temple which are worshiped by people who go for bathing. This place is very nice in Azamgarh.
Azamgarh is an important town of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The town has been home to Azamgarh Nationalist Movement initiated by Maulana Shibli Nomani. Maulana Shibli Nomani was a famous theologian and philosopher.
One Azam Khan, a very powerful landlord during the reign of Shah Jahan, in the year 1665, established Azamgarh. The city gets mentioned in various government gazettes of that era too. The city rose to prominence during the freedom movement when Shibli National College was founded. Established in the year 1883 by Maulana Shibli Nomani, Shibli College soon went on to become a major center of Nationalist movement. The college became the center of activity for names such as Shaukat Ali, Maulana Sulaiman Nadwi, Maulana Rabey Hasan Nadwi, Hasrat Mohani, Masood Ali and Moti Lal Nehru.
The city is also famous as the place where some of the most famous books on Islam have been composed. The foremost among these is the 7 volumes compilation of the Biography of Prophet Muhammad named 'Seerat-ul-Nabi' by Maulana Sulaiman Nadwi. Apart from that, famous books on Islam such as 'Seerat-ul-Sahaba', 'Thareekh-e- Islam' and' Taba Tabaeen' were also composed in this city. A village called Shah Dewait near the town has a reputation of producing some of the famous Urdu Poets and compilers in Uttar Pradesh. The city is also home to Kaifi Azami, one of the most famous poet and Leftist intellectual in the country.
MUBARAKPUR ( Tehsil- Sadar, Block- Sathiaon):-
Mubarakpur is situated in Lat.26 degree 6' N. and Logitude 83 degree 18' E. at a distance of 13 km. north-east of the district headquarter.
Its original nomenclature is said to have been Qasimabad, and to have fallen into decay before it was resettled, in the name of Raja Mubarak, a Sufi of Manikpur Karaa, by a sheikh landholder. The place is famous for the manufacture of Benarasi saris, which are also very popular and exported to the World. Among the old buildings the temple of Thakurji and mosque of Raja Sahib is situated there.
MEHNAGAR (Tehsil- Mehnagar, Block- Mehnagar):-
It is situated 36 km. from the district headquarter in east-south. The monuments of the fort built by king Haribans and huge pond is famous here. A religious fair is being organised every year on the ponds named as Madilaha which is 3 km. from tehsil headquarter.
DURVASA:-
This place is situated on the sangam of Tons and Majhuee river which is 6 km. north from the Phulpur tehsil headquarter. It is famous for the Ashram of Durvasa Rishi where in old days thousands of students came to gain the knowledge of famous fair held every year on the occassion of Kartik Purnima. This place is know in also history. The name of Durvasha is famous in history. We think this place will be the place for walking and travelling in future. This is my opinion to make this place to great in Azamgarh.
DATTATREYA:-
This place is situated on the sangam of Tons and Kunwar river , 3 km. from Nijambad tehsil hq in the direction of south-west. There is a Ashram of Dattatreya Rishi where in past days the people came to achieve knowledge and peace. On the day of Shivratri fair is organized. This is the place situated in Nijamabad tehsil which are very famous in the azamgarh. Now we can say that this place is like a beauty full place in the Nijamabad which are located at from the corner of road.
GOVINDSAHAB
Mahatma Govind Sahab had worshiped here.
This place is 6 km. distant from the Atraulia Block. On the day of Agahan sudi Dashmi a very big fair is held in which the cattle like cow, bull, buffalo, camel, horse, donkey and elephant are sell and buy. The period of fair is about one month. This place keep a lot of enjoy. When fair are held there, you can see the all verity of horses and other animals which are come here for sales. This is the fair which is the famous for the horse and sugarcane. Here get sugarcane that are very sweaty like sugar. This place keep a huge field in which held riding of the horses. People gathered there for watch the race of horse and take enjoy. My father Shree Kamayan Yadav have bought two horse one's name is Badal and second one's name is Bedul. Bedul have won the race in second position in the fair.AVANTIKAPURI(Awank
This place is situated in the development block Muhammadpur. The tradition say that Raja Janmejai has organized Yagya for killing the all snakes on the earth.The temple and ponds of this place is famous, the people come here to take a holy dip in the pond. When the Raja Jenmejai has decided to kill all snake then The God Shankar Bhagwan says, one snake leave in my head and he promissed that he will not bite any others. At this place one pond is situated people go for bathing and enjoying the season. Here a huge temple which are worshiped by people who go for bathing. This place is very nice in Azamgarh.
Azamgarh is an important town of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. The town has been home to Azamgarh Nationalist Movement initiated by Maulana Shibli Nomani. Maulana Shibli Nomani was a famous theologian and philosopher.
One Azam Khan, a very powerful landlord during the reign of Shah Jahan, in the year 1665, established Azamgarh. The city gets mentioned in various government gazettes of that era too. The city rose to prominence during the freedom movement when Shibli National College was founded. Established in the year 1883 by Maulana Shibli Nomani, Shibli College soon went on to become a major center of Nationalist movement. The college became the center of activity for names such as Shaukat Ali, Maulana Sulaiman Nadwi, Maulana Rabey Hasan Nadwi, Hasrat Mohani, Masood Ali and Moti Lal Nehru.
The city is also famous as the place where some of the most famous books on Islam have been composed. The foremost among these is the 7 volumes compilation of the Biography of Prophet Muhammad named 'Seerat-ul-Nabi' by Maulana Sulaiman Nadwi. Apart from that, famous books on Islam such as 'Seerat-ul-Sahaba', 'Thareekh-e- Islam' and' Taba Tabaeen' were also composed in this city. A village called Shah Dewait near the town has a reputation of producing some of the famous Urdu Poets and compilers in Uttar Pradesh. The city is also home to Kaifi Azami, one of the most famous poet and Leftist intellectual in the country.
