Doab

The Doab is the region in India between the Ganges and Yamuna rivers extending from the Sivalik Hills to the two rivers' confluence at Prayagraj.

Photo: Lokankara, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Taj Mahal and Agra’s Red Fort.

Taj Mahal

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The Taj Mahal is the incomparable marble tomb at Agra in northern India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. No trip to India is complete without at least one visit to the Taj.

Agra’s Red Fort

Fort

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Agra Fort, also known as the Red Fort of Agra or Qila-i-Akbari, is an historic fort in the city of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, India. A brick fortification on the site, noted as early as 1080 and later known as Badalgarh, was extensively rebuilt in red sandstone by the Mughal emperor Akbar from 1565 to 1573.

Itmad Ud Daulah

Archaeological site

Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.

Itmad Ud Daulah is a Mughal mausoleum in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Built between 1622 and 1628, it was commissioned by the Mughal empress Nur Jahan for her father, Mirza Ghiyas Beg, who had been given the title I'timād-ud-Daulah by Emperor Jahangir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agra.

Agra

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Agra, a city around 200 km from Delhi, is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort. There are also many other buildings and tombs from Agra's days of glory as the capital of the Mughal Empire, as well as the abandoned city of Fatehpur Sikri outside town, itself a World Heritage Site.

Doab

Type: doab
Also known as: “Ganga–Yamuna Doab”, “Ganges–Yamuna Doab”, and “Uttar Pradesh Doab”
Location: Uttar Pradesh, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.1767° or 27° 10′ 36″ north

Longitude

78.0081° or 78° 0′ 29″ east

Open location code

7JVW52G5+M6

Wikidata ID

Q14213993

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In Other Languages

From Awadhi to Spanish—“Doab” goes by many names.

Awadhi: “गंगा-यमुना दुआबा”
French: “Doab de l’Uttar Pradesh”
Italian: “Doab”
Spanish: “Yamuna-Ganga Doab”

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