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Uttar Pradesh (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 27 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 27.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 080 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 80.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area formerly ruled by Hindu kings Aśoka and Samudragupta; held by Mughal Empire until the late 18th century; center of Indian Mutiny against British control in 1857; most populated state of India; 80 per of population is Hindu, rest are Muslim or Jaina. |
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| Uttar Pradesh (preferred,C,V)
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| State of Uttar Pradesh (C,V,English,U)
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| Uttar Pradesh, State of (C,V)
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| उत्तर प्रदेश (NA,V,Hindi,U)
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| اتر پردیش (NA,V,Urdu,U)
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| IN36 (NA,V,FIPS)
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| Northern Province (H,V)
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| Madhyadeśa (H,V)
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............ | ancient country during Vedic period |
| Madyadesa (H,V)
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| North-West Provinces (H,V)
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............ | created 1835 |
| United Provinces (H,V)
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| United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (H,V)
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............ | formed 1902 |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| state (preferred, C) |
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since 1947; enlarged 1950 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| coextensive with .... |
Hindustan .......... (general region) |
| .............................. |
(World, Asia, India) [7583472] |
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