Aligarh

Summary

Aligarh is a city^[1]. Aligarh ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,709 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aligarh is located in Aligarh district^[3].
• Aligarh is in the country of India^[4].
• Aligarh's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Aligarh's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Aligarh's postal code is recorded as 202001^[7].
• Aligarh's Commons category is recorded as Aligarh^[8].
• Aligarh's licence plate code is recorded as UP-81^[9].
• Aligarh's local dialing code is recorded as 571^[10].
• 1753 marks the founding of Aligarh^[11].
• Aligarh's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 27.88, 'longitude': 78.08}^[12].
• Aligarh's significant event is recorded as Siege of Aligarh^[13].
• Aligarh's authority is recorded as Aligarh Municipal Corporation^[14].
• Aligarh's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aligarh^[15].
• Aligarh has a population of {'amount': '+874408'}^[16].
• Aligarh's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[17].
• Aligarh's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Aligarh's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Aligarh's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Aligarh's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[21].
• Aligarh's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• Aligarh's capital of is recorded as Aligarh district^[23].
• Aligarh's capital of is recorded as Aligarh division^[24].
• Aligarh's official name is recorded as अलीगढ़^[25].
• Aligarh's official name is recorded as علی گڑھ^[26].
• Aligarh's official name is recorded as Aligarh^[27].

Body

Geography

Aligarh is in the country of India^[4]. Aligarh is located in Aligarh district^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Aligarh sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+178'}^[28]. Aligarh has a population of {'amount': '+874408'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and big city^[6].

History and Context

1753 marks the founding of Aligarh^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Aligarh include Aligarh Movement^[29], a pedagogical movement^[30], in British Raj^[31].

Why It Matters

Aligarh ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,709 views/month).^[2] Aligarh has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Aligarh is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Aligarh include Aligarh Movement^[29], a pedagogical movement^[30], in British Raj^[31].