Lucknow is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, situated in north india.
It is a metro city, that is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division. Lucknow has always been known as a multicultural city and flourished as a cultural and artistic center of North India in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Also in present time it is as an important center of commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music, poetry and much more.
Lucknow has gottten ranked at 6th place among all the cities in India for fastest growing and jobs creation.
Lucknow elevation is 123.45 m above sea level. It is situated on 26.30 & 27.10 North latitude and 80.30 & 81.13 East longitude.
Lucknow covers an area of 310.1 km2. It is surrounded on the eastern side by District Barabanki, on the western side by district Unnao, on the southern side by Raebareli and on the northern side by Sitapur and Hardoi districts.
This city is on the northwestern shore of Gomti river which flows through it. The river 'Gomti' is connected with The great and holy river 'Ganga' (Ganges)
Lucknow is accessible from every part of India through air, rail and road.
It is directly connected with all major and important cities like New Delhi, Patna, Calcutta, Mumbai, Varanasi, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram by Amausi airport. The Union Cabinet approved granting of international airport status to Lucknow. The Lucknow airport is suitable for all-weather operations and can provide parking facility up to 14 aircraft. At present, Air India, Jetlite, GoAir, IndiGo and SpiceJet are operating domestic flights from and to Lucknow.
As the seat of the government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow is the site of Vidhan Sabha, the High Court and numerous government departments and bodies.
Lucknow has many kinds of educational and research organizations like IIM Lucknow, University of Lucknow, Central Drug Research Institute, Industrial Technology Research Centre, Central Food Technological Research Institute, National Botanical Research Institute, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and King George Medical College (KGMC).
Lucknow is the center for many social and cultural institutions of national significance, such as the Kathak, Khayal, Nawabs and Classical music. Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan is one of the oldest music Institute in the capital.
Lucknow is the birthplace of British pop star Sir Cliff Richard and resident city of Subrata Roy, the business tycoon and the founder and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar.
Hindi is the city's official language. However, the most prominent language spoken in Lucknow is the Hindi-Urdu language.
The city's design was heavily influenced by the several emperors and incorporates significant areas of natural imperial that have earned Lucknow the title of the "city of nawabs". Lucknow has many muslim monuments, parks and remembering place.
It is also known as the Golden City of India, Shiraz-A-Hind and The Constantinople of the East.
Lucknow's society is very much famous for its ('Tahzeeb') etiquette and traditions to attain a rare degree of sophistication. Be it the cultural charm or the monumental one, all are well conserved here to make Lucknow "The city of many splendours". But as time is running, people are adopting western culture and forgetting the real smell of etiquette and traditions. But it shows the modern way of expressing Lucknow's culture.
It is a metro city, that is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division. Lucknow has always been known as a multicultural city and flourished as a cultural and artistic center of North India in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
Also in present time it is as an important center of commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, technology, design, culture, tourism, music, poetry and much more.
Lucknow has gottten ranked at 6th place among all the cities in India for fastest growing and jobs creation.
Lucknow elevation is 123.45 m above sea level. It is situated on 26.30 & 27.10 North latitude and 80.30 & 81.13 East longitude.
Lucknow covers an area of 310.1 km2. It is surrounded on the eastern side by District Barabanki, on the western side by district Unnao, on the southern side by Raebareli and on the northern side by Sitapur and Hardoi districts.
This city is on the northwestern shore of Gomti river which flows through it. The river 'Gomti' is connected with The great and holy river 'Ganga' (Ganges)
Lucknow is accessible from every part of India through air, rail and road.
It is directly connected with all major and important cities like New Delhi, Patna, Calcutta, Mumbai, Varanasi, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram by Amausi airport. The Union Cabinet approved granting of international airport status to Lucknow. The Lucknow airport is suitable for all-weather operations and can provide parking facility up to 14 aircraft. At present, Air India, Jetlite, GoAir, IndiGo and SpiceJet are operating domestic flights from and to Lucknow.
As the seat of the government of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow is the site of Vidhan Sabha, the High Court and numerous government departments and bodies.
Lucknow has many kinds of educational and research organizations like IIM Lucknow, University of Lucknow, Central Drug Research Institute, Industrial Technology Research Centre, Central Food Technological Research Institute, National Botanical Research Institute, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and King George Medical College (KGMC).
Lucknow is the center for many social and cultural institutions of national significance, such as the Kathak, Khayal, Nawabs and Classical music. Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan is one of the oldest music Institute in the capital.
Lucknow is the birthplace of British pop star Sir Cliff Richard and resident city of Subrata Roy, the business tycoon and the founder and chairman of the Sahara India Pariwar.
Hindi is the city's official language. However, the most prominent language spoken in Lucknow is the Hindi-Urdu language.
The city's design was heavily influenced by the several emperors and incorporates significant areas of natural imperial that have earned Lucknow the title of the "city of nawabs". Lucknow has many muslim monuments, parks and remembering place.
It is also known as the Golden City of India, Shiraz-A-Hind and The Constantinople of the East.
Lucknow's society is very much famous for its ('Tahzeeb') etiquette and traditions to attain a rare degree of sophistication. Be it the cultural charm or the monumental one, all are well conserved here to make Lucknow "The city of many splendours". But as time is running, people are adopting western culture and forgetting the real smell of etiquette and traditions. But it shows the modern way of expressing Lucknow's culture.
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Thank God
I have Published my first post for the great city Lucknow.
I was being so nervous. :-)
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