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Ujariyaon
Ujariyaon, also spelled Ujariaon, is a neighbourhood (mohalla) in Lucknow, in the Rajiv Gandhi 1st ward. Once a separate village located 2 miles east of the city of Lucknow, Ujariyaon is located on the east bank of the Gomti River, between the smaller tributary streams the Kukrail and the Sahiri. Ujariyaon is surrounded by Lohiya Park, Ambedkar Park, St. Joseph Hospital, Manoj Pandey Chauraha, Mithai wala Chauraha, electricity office. Gomti Nagar was developed on the land of Ujariyaon Zamindars; the government initially started this housing project as "Ujariyaon Awasiya Yojna"; the name was later changed to "Gomti Nagar awasiye yogna". Ujariyaon has one of the largest graveyards in Lucknow, called the Ganj Shaheeda, which has around 52 bighas of land and is registered as a Waqf property with the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board. Ganj Shaheeda also has a mosque at its centre called Masjid Ganj Shaheeda. Ujariyaon also has around 12 personal graveyards belonging to differe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social institutions built around familial ties and Islamic rituals. Today it is popularly recognised also by non-Muslims as a neighbourhood in large cities and towns. Mahallas lie at the intersection of private family life and the public sphere. Important community-level management functions are performed through mahalle solidarity, such as religious ceremonies, life-cycle rituals, resource management and conflict resolution. It is an official administrative unit in many Middle Eastern countries. The word was brought to the Balkans through Ottoman Turkish ''mahalle'', but it originates in Arabic محلة (''mähallä''), from the root meaning "to settle", "to occupy". In September 2017, a Turkish-based association referred to the historical mahalle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |