Alambagh
Coordinates: 26°48′29″N 80°53′53″E / 26.808°N 80.898°E
Alambagh (Hindi: आलमबाग़, Urdu: آلم باغ, pronounced [aːləmˈbaːɣ]) is a settlement located in Lucknow near Kanpur road in India. It is one of the most important residential and commercial area of Lucknow and also one of the densely populated area of Lucknow. Alambagh falls in the Lucknow Cantonment constituency.
History
Earlier Alambagh contained a palace, a mosque and other buildings, as well as a beautiful garden. Alambagh was converted into a fort during the Indian mutiny of 1857.[1] After the British defeated the mutineers and took charge of the fort, it served as the military command center for Lucknow and the nearby towns.
Present
Alambagh is towards the north-west end of Lucknow and serves as a common market place for surrounding villages. Farmers from nearby villages visit Alambagh every morning to whole sell vegetables and crops to distributors and local retailers, who in turn distribute the vegetables and crops to retailers throughout Lucknow city.
Transport
Alambagh has the Alambagh bus depot. It is well connected to other parts of the city by Kanpur road in south, Sitapur road in west and raods built by the state government in other two directions. Autorickshaws and Tempos are also a popular means of transport in Alambagh.
Education
Alambagh has some of the most prestigious schools of Lucknow.
- City Montessori School
- St. Mary's Convent
- Janata Girl's Inter College
- St. Ann's Day Public School
- Stella Mary's School
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
- S K D Academy
See also
- Lucknow
- Siege of Lucknow
- Indian Mutiny
- Sir James Outram
- Robert Grant VC
References and sources
- References
- ↑ "Alambagh" in Chambers's Encyclopædia. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 212.
- Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alambagh". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.