Muzaffarnagar, India
Muzaffarnagar is a town of 349,706 people in Uttar Pradesh, India, founded in 1633.
Why visit Muzaffarnagar
Townapedia lists 9 parks and trails, 6 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Muzaffarnagar
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About Muzaffarnagar
Muzaffarnagar (Hindi pronunciation: [mʊzəfːəɾ.nəgəɾ], also [mʊd͡ʒəp.pʰəɾ.nəgəɾ]) is a city under Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated midway on the Delhi - Haridwar/Dehradun National Highway (NH 58) and is also well connected with the national railway network. It is known as the sugarbowl of Uttar Pradesh.
From the Wikipedia article Muzaffarnagar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes6
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship1
History
The earliest settlers of Muzaffarnagar and the region around it were Brahmins and Rajputs, followed by later migrations of Jat and Gurjar tribes. The town was established in 1633 by the son of a Mughal Commander Sayyid Muzaffar Khan Barha, otherwise known as Khan-i-Jahan, during the reign of Shah Jahan. At the time Muzaffarnagar was part of the Barah country as it was intimately connected with the Indian Muslim kinship group called the Barah Sayyids, who controlled the upper Doab. From Muzaffarnagar, the influential Sayyid brothers became de-facto rulers of the Mughal empire in the 1710s. The Indian Muslim inhabitants of Barha especially from near the town of Jansath were heavily recruited in the Mughal army and in the personal cavalry of the Sayyid Brothers.
In 1901, during the British Raj, it was a district in the Meerut Division in United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. In 1947, when the country got independence Indian flag was hoisted for the first time in the Muzaffarnagar City.
On 18 October 1976, during The Emergency, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's suspension of democracy in India, between 25 and 30 people protesting against compulsory sterilisation were killed when Uttar Pradesh police fired into the crowd.
From the History section of Muzaffarnagar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Urban Reads Self Study Library
Library · 2.2 km
Near A P Public School, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh
Healthcare34
SKB Aarogyam Multispeciality Hospital
Hospital · 3.5 km
Jansath Road, Muzzafarnagar
Map of Muzaffarnagar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sarsawa Air Force Station (SWN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 64 km away.
- Charthāwal 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Shāhpur 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Khatauli 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Jānsath 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Deoband 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Roorkee 48 km north, about 48 min by car
- Meerut 55 km south, about 55 min by car
- Sahāranpur 57 km north, about 57 min by car
- Panipat 72 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Karnāl 74 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Muzaffarnagar platformboard, Superfast1111, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Arya Puri, Civil Lines North, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh 251001, India - panoramio, monugarg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Muzaffarnagar Railway Station, Ravi Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vijaysingh2019, Angularboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dharna001, Angularboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cloud shaping in the sky after the rain, Meow catfish, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sky after the rain, Meow catfish, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shiv Murti, Arpitsinghal65, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ayush Bajpai Image, MrAyushBajpai, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hardik pal, Hardik pal 123, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red Color, AKBYS, CC BY 3.0
- ISS020-E-11179 - View of India, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS020-E-11178 - View of India, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS016-E-31151 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Image.school, Margoob Ilahi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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