Prayagraj district
Prayagraj district, formerly known as Allahabad district, is the most populous district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Prayagraj city is the district headquarters of this district.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of India with 5,950,000 residents
- Description: district of Uttar Pradesh, India
- Also known as: “Allahābād”, “Allahabad district”, and “Prayagraj”
- Historically known as: “Allahabad” and “Allahābād District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Naini Central Jail and Minto Park, Prayagraj.
Naini Central Jail
Prison
Naini Central Prison or Naini Jail at Naini, Prayagraj, is one of the most important correctional Institutions in Uttar Pradesh, built during the British Raj.
Minto Park, Prayagraj
Park
Madan Mohan Malaviya Park formerly known as Minto Park, is a park in Prayagraj, India. It is located in the southern part of the city along the banks of Yamuna river.
New Yamuna Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Dhirendram, Public domain.
The New Yamuna Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in Prayagraj. The bridge was constructed by the end of 2004 with the aim of minimizing the traffic over the Old Naini Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prayagraj and Jhusi.
Prayagraj
Photo: Seba Della y Sole Bossio, CC BY 2.0.
Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, is one of the holiest cities in India, is in Uttar Pradesh. The city is famous for the Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela with 80 million people expected to visit in 2025.
Jhusi
Town
Jhusi or Jhunsi is a town in Prayagraj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. 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 South Asia.
Naini
Town
Photo: Abhijeet Vardhan, CC BY 2.0.
Naini is an industrial township of Prayagraj in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, India. By the 1950s Naini was established as the chief industrial area of the city.
Prayagraj district
- Location: Uttar Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Prayagraj district” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة الله آباد”
- Armenian: “Պրայագրաջ”
- Asturian: “Allahabad (distritu)”
- Asturian: “Allahabad”
- Asturian: “distritu d’Allahabad”
- Awadhi: “प्रयागराज जिला”
- Basque: “Prayagraj barrutia”
- Belarusian: “Алагабад (акруга)”
- Belarusian: “Алагабад”
- Belarusian: “Праяградж (акруга)”
- Belarusian: “Праяградж”
- Bengali: “প্রয়াগরাজ জেলা”
- Bhojpuri: “प्रयागराज ज़िला”
- Catalan: “districte de Prayagraj”
- Catalan: “Districte de Prayagraj”
- Cebuano: “Prayāgrāj”
- Chinese: “Prayagraj”
- Chinese: “巴亚格拉吉区”
- Chinese: “巴亞格拉吉區”
- Chinese: “普拉亞格拉吉縣”
- Danish: “Prayagraj”
- Dutch: “Allahabad”
- Dutch: “Prayagraj”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الله اباد”
- Finnish: “Prayagrajin piirikunta”
- French: “district de Prayagraj”
- French: “District de Prayagraj”
- German: “Allahabad (Distrikt)”
- German: “Prayagraj distrikt”
- German: “Prayagraj”
- Gujarati: “પ્રયાગરાજ જિલ્લો”
- Hindi: “प्रयागराज जिला”
- Italian: “distretto di Prayagraj”
- Italian: “Distretto di Prayagraj”
- Japanese: “イラーハーバード県”
- Japanese: “プラヤグラジ地区”
- Kannada: “ಪ್ರಯಗ್ರಾಜ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
- Kannada: “ಪ್ರಯಾಗರಾಜ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
- Maithili: “प्रयागराज जिला”
- Malayalam: “Allahabad”
- Malayalam: “അലഹബാദ് ജില്ല”
- Malayalam: “അലഹബാദ്”
- Malayalam: “പ്രയാഗ്രാജ് ജില്ല”
- Marathi: “प्रयागराज जिल्हा”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Prayagraj”
- Mingrelian: “ალაჰაბადიშ ოლქი”
- Nepali: “प्रयागराज जिल्ला”
- Newari: “प्रयागराज जिल्ला”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Allahabad”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Prayagraj”
- Norwegian: “Prayagraj”
- Oriya: “ପ୍ରୟାଗରାଜ ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
- Panjabi: “ਪ੍ਰਯਾਗਰਾਜ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
- Persian: “بخش اللهآباد”
- Persian: “شهرستان اللهآباد”
- Polish: “Prajagradź”
- Polish: “Prayagraj”
- Russian: “Аллахабад”
- Russian: “Праяградж”
- Russian: “Район Праяградж”
- Sanskrit: “प्रयागराज जनपद”
- Santali: “ᱯᱨᱚᱭᱟᱜᱽᱨᱟᱡᱽ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Prayagraj”
- Spanish: “Prayagraj”
- Swedish: “Prayagraj”
- Tajik: “Ноҳияи Прайаграҷ”
- Tamil: “அலகாபாத் மாவட்டம்”
- Tamil: “பிரயாக்ராஜ் மாவட்டம்”
- Telugu: “అలహాబాద్ జిల్లా”
- Telugu: “ప్రయాగ్రాజ్ జిల్లా”
- Thai: “อำเภอพระยากราช”
- Thai: “อำเภออลาหาบาด”
- Turkish: “Prayagraj ilçesi”
- Ukrainian: “Праяградж”
- Ukrainian: “Район Праяградж”
- Urdu: “پریاگ راج ضلع”
- Urdu: “ضلع الہ آباد”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع الہ آباد”
- “प्रयागराज जिला”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Arail and Suraiyābhīt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yamuna and Izat Bridge.
Uttar Pradesh: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Agra, Varanasi, Lucknow, and Prayagraj.
Curious Places to Discover
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