Nawab Yusuf Road

Nawab Yusuf Road
नवाब युसुफ़ रोड
نواب یوسف روڈ
Route information
Maintained by UPPWD
Length: 135 km (84 mi)
Major junctions
North end: Faizabad
  Faizabad, Akbarpur, Shahganj, Jaunpur.
South end: Jaunpur
Location
States: Uttar Pradesh: 135 km
Counties: Faizabad, Jaunpur.
Primary
destinations:
Maya Bazar, Goshainganj, Akbarpur, Malipur, Shahganj, Jaunpur.
Highway system

Nawab Yusuf Road (Hindi: नवाब युसुफ़ रोड, Urdu: نواب یوسف روڈ) is situated in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, it connects Jaunpur to Faizabad via Shahganj and Akbarpur.[1]

Namesake

Barrister Nawab Sir Muhammad Yusuf, minister in the government of the United Provinces from 1926 to 1937. Nawab Sir Muhammad Yusuf was a descendant of the wazir of Shah Ibrahim, Sharqi sultan of Jaunpur in the 15th century.[2]

References

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