Lucknow

Lucknow (; , , , ) is the caipital ceety o Uttar Pradesh in Indie. Lucknow is the admeenistrative heidquarters o Lucknow destrict an Lucknow diveesion. Straddlin the river Gomti, modren Lucknow is a bustlin an fast growin metropolis wi a population o amaist 3 million (2011), rapidly emergin as a manufacturin, commercial an retailin hub.

Located in what was oreeginally kent as the Awadh (Oudh) region, Lucknow haes aaways been kent as a multicultural ceety, an flourished as a cultural an airtistic caipital o North Indie in the 18t an 19t centuries. Courtly manners, bonnie gardens, poetry, muisic, an fine cuisine patronised bi the Shia Nawabs o Iranian oreegin,Sacred space and holy war: the politics, culture and history of Shi'ite Islam By Juan Ricardo ColeEncyclopædia Iranica,, "Avadh", E. Yarshater are weel kent amangst Indies an students o Sooth Asie cultur an history. Lucknow is popularly kent as The Ceety o Nawabs. It is kent as the Gowden Ceety o the East, Shiraz-i-Hind an The Constantinople o Indie an aw.

 Sister Ceeties 
 Brisbane, Australie
 Montreal, Canadae

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Category:Ceeties an touns in Lucknow destrict

Category:Indie caipital ceeties
Category:Places o Indie Rebellion o 1857
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Category:Lucknow NER railwey diveesion
Category:Diveesions o Indian Railways
Category:Northern Railway (Indie) Zone