Uttar Pradesh
Prayagraj district
Phulpur

Jhusi

Jhusi or Jhunsi is a town in in the state of . It was formerly called Pratishthan Pur or Puri. The place is also noted for being one of the Neolithic sites that provides some of the earliest evidence of farming in .
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  • Type: Town with 16,600 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Prayagraj district, Prayagraj division, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Also known as: “Pratishthanpur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Allahabad Fort and Allahabad Pillar.

Monument
Photo: Vyomtripathi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar at Allahabad in 1583. The fort stands on the banks of the , near its confluence with the Ganges. is situated 4 km west of Jhusi.

Monument
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a stambha, containing one of the pillar edicts of Ashoka, erected by Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya dynasty, who reigned in the 3rd century BCE. is situated 4 km west of Jhusi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naini and Katra.

Town
Photo: Abhijeet Vardhan, CC BY 2.0.
is an industrial township of in Prayagraj district, , . By the 1950s was established as the chief industrial area of the city. is situated 7 km southwest of Jhusi.

Suburb
is a locality/township of , , . It is one of the major markets of Prayagraj city and is located in the Prayagraj to region of the city. is situated 7 km northwest of Jhusi.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in , , . It is the historic of Old . It is one of the oldest & largest business markets of India & lies in old Prayagraj. is situated 8 km west of Jhusi.

Jhusi

Latitude
25.42811° or 25° 25′ 41″ north
Longitude
81.91375° or 81° 54′ 50″ east
Population
16,600
Elevation
95 metres (312 feet)
Open location code
7MQ3CWH7+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316298251
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1268929
Wiki­data ID
Q2308530
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In Other Languages

From Bhojpuri to Vietnamese—“Jhusi” goes by many names.
  • Bhojpuri: “झूँसी”
  • Bishnupriya: “ঝুসি”
  • Cebuano: “Jhūsi”
  • Chinese: “Jhusi”
  • Chinese: “久西”
  • Dutch: “Jhusi”
  • French: “Jhusi”
  • Hindi: “झूसी”
  • Hindi: “झूँसी”
  • Irish: “Jhusi”
  • Italian: “Jhusi”
  • Malagasy: “Jhusi”
  • Malay: “Jhusi”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Jhusi”
  • Newari: “झुसी”
  • Polish: “Jhusi”
  • Portuguese: “Jhusi”
  • Swedish: “Jhūsi”
  • Urdu: “جھوسی”
  • Vietnamese: “Jhusi”
  • “झूँसी”

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