Location
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Uttar Pradesh, India
Languages Spoken : English, Hindi
Best Season : September - March
At
the time of the Mughals, in the 16th and 17th centuries,
Agra was the capital of India, and its superb monuments
date from that era.Agra is best known as the city of the
Taj Mahal, the world's most famous monument of
love. Once the imperial capital of the Mughals,
it is situated along the banks of the River Yamuna
and attracts thousands of tourists every day from all
over the world. The Taj, one of the wonders of the world
and a World Heritage Monument, is only one of the
innumerable edifices the Mughals endowed this city with.
The , the Jama Masjid, the tomb of
Itmad-ud-Daula, Fathepur Sikri and Akbar's tomb at
Sikandra are some better-known examples. An important
cantonment town under the British, Agra also has
some good examples of Indo-Saracenic architecture in the
cantonment area.
Agra,with its laid -back lifestyle and its immense
wealth of architecture,handicrafts and jewellery, is
amongst the most remarkable city of the world.In terms
of ambience it is still associated with its Mughal
period led by Babur, who arrived in 1526. Agra grew in
prominence as almost all of India came under the rule of
Mughal empire but Agra reached its zenith under the rule
of Akbar,Shah Jehan and Jehangir.It was under the rule
of Akbar that agra become aleading centre of art,
scinence, commerce and culture.
The
city of Taj, Agra was established in 1475 by Badal
Singh. Agra finds mention in the Mahabharata as Agraban.
This city in those days was considered to be the sister
city of Mathura which was more prominent than Agraban.
Nearby
Cities :
Delhi - 200 Kms; Jaipur - 230 Kms; Gwalior
- 119 Kms.
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Climate
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Mean
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Mean
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Summer
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45.0°
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22.0°
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Winter
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32.0°
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4.2°
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Agra 
