Prayagraj, known for most of the modern era as Allahabad before its official renaming, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and administrative headquarters of the most populous district in the state. It sits at the sacred confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Sarasvati rivers, a site called the Sangam that makes the city one of Hinduism's holiest pilgrimage destinations and host to the vast Kumbh Mela festival.
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PopulationWikipedia infobox population_as_of field reads 2020-2011 hybrid, a modelled estimate rather than a single-year census count. Founding YearInfobox names three candidate founding moments: earliest textual mention c. 1200-1000 BCE, established as the Mughal-era city of Ilahabas in 1584, established as a city under British administration in 1801. 1584 is recorded as the primary value; the earlier and later dates are named here rather than dropped. Population Estimate YearSource names this a 2020-2011 hybrid estimate, not a clean single census year; 2011 (the underlying census) is recorded. Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Connections
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Source Wikipedia: Prayagraj
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1. Wikipedia: Prayagraj
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox population_total field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayagraj
| population_total = 1536218
Infobox population_as_of field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayagraj
| population_as_of = 2020-2011 hybrid
Infobox area_total_km2 field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayagraj
| area_total_km2 = 365
Infobox elevation_m field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayagraj
| elevation_m = 98
Infobox established_date1 field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayagraj
| established_date1 = 1584
- Infobox coordinates field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayagraj
Associated With: Uttar Pradesh, Opening sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayagraj
is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
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