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The Old Allahabad City, at the south of Prayagraj Junction Railway Station, consists of neighborhoods likeChowk,Johnstongunj,Dariyabad, andKhuldabad.[1] and was in existence from the time ofAkbar. Some magnificent structures erected in this era include theKhusro Bagh and theAllahabad Fort. North ofPrayagraj Junction railway station, the New Prayagraj City consists of neighborhoods likeLukergunj,Civil Lines,Georgetown,Tagoretown,Bharadwaj Puram,Ashok Nagar, andMumfordgunj, which are relatively new and were built duringBritish rule.[2] These neighborhoods reflectBritish architecture like theAll Saints Cathedral,Alfred Park andAllahabad High Court. Newerresidential areas include neighborhoods likeKareli andsuburbs likeNaini,Jhunsi andManauri bajar.
Allengunj is located close toPrayag Junction railway station. It has a staff selection board office.
Alopibagh is a locality/township of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. The locality is close to the Kumbh Mela area, the Sangam, the rivers Ganges and Yamuna, and one of the most ancient Hindu temples of India, theAlopi Devi Mandir, is also in this locality. Alopibagh is adjacent to Daraganj, the oldest suburb of Prayagraj and the most important bathing Ghat on the bank of Ganges.
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Bairahana is further divided into two localities:New Bairahana and the Old Bairahana. Near Bairahana chauraha is a medieval cemetery also called the "Gora Kabristan", where the dead bodies of British soldiers killed during 1857 revolt were buried.
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Benigunj is situated near the railway station[clarification needed].
Bharadwaj Puram is a neighborhood in central Prayagraj. It is in between Tagore Town and Daraganj. It is near the major commercial centers of the city such as Katra and Civil Lines. There is a market within Bharadwaj Puram on the Matiyara road. There are several schools, hospitals, parks as well in this neighborhood.
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Chowk is the historiccity centre of the OldPrayagraj city. It is situated at the southern part of Prayagraj Municipal Council. Chowk serves as a traditional bazaar with theGrand Trunk Road running through the centre of it. Chowk is a historical point, where once stood theNeem tree where numerousfreedom fighters were hanged in the firstIndian War of Independence.
Formerly known asCannington[3] andCanning Town,[2] it is thecentral business district ofPrayagraj and is famous for its urban setting,gridiron plan[4] roads and high rise buildings. Built in 1857, under the supervision of Cuthbert Bensley Thornhill, when around 600Meo people were massacred by theBritish people in India for their alliance with theIndian Independence Movement activists[5] and eight villages were seized to form a new township.,[6] it was the largest town-planning project carried out in India before the establishment ofNew Delhi.[2][4]
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On one side of Darbhanga is Yamuna river, and on the other side Mirapur.
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Georgetown is a neighborhood ofPrayagraj,India. It is aresidential area in the central part of the city mainly occupied by the white collar workers, doctors and advocates. It also houses a large number of hospitals and clinics. Georgetown is famous for its affluent surroundings and apartments. It is bordered byKamla Nehru Road in the west,Thornhill Road,MG Marg in the south andTagoretown in the west.Notable landmarks located in and near the neighborhood areAlfred Park andLowther Castle.
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Kareli (officially known asKareli Scheme) is a residential neighborhood ofPrayagraj. Developed by Awas Vikas in 1979, it was one of the biggest planned neighborhoods inIndia. The neighborhood is sub divided into neighborhoods likeGTB Nagar, Gaus Nagar, Shams Nagar and Rehmat Nagar Colony. Kareli is the second largest colony of India in terms of Area and is one of the most expensive residential localities of Prayagraj. It is also known as Officer's colony by the localas as the large number of people who served as government servants like IAS, IPS, PCS, etc inhabited the place.The neighborhood was predominately occupied by the members of the mercantile middle class of Meerapur andAttarsuiya, and white collar workers from severalpublic sector undertakings and private companies established in the new industrial region ofNaini. It was later overwhelmed by a richer population after the oil boom and privatization. However it is not mintained well. The roads have so many mudhols & potholes as well as lack of attention from development authorities.
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Lukergunj is a poshresidential area famous for itsVictorian era bungalows and high-rise apartments. Lukergunj, well known for its clubbing culture, was once predominantly occupied byBritish andAnglo Indians. It is situated one kilometer south west from the Prayagraj Junction Railway Station.
Meerapur is a neighborhood/locality in Prayagraj. It is mainly famous for eateries as there are many sweet shops and markets for visitors. Old temples and mosques are the main attraction. Meerapur is surrounded by the Yamuna river from one side near Bargad Ghat.
This neighborhood is the infamously claimedred-light district of the city.[7] Apart from that it is also a densely populatedresidential area and amarketplace. It is located nearChowk.
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Myorabad is a neighborhood ofPrayagraj,Uttar Pradesh,India.
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South Malaka is a locality/township of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is close to the railway track connecting Prayagraj toVaranasi andGorakhpur. The other important institutions in the locality are Government Inter College and U.P.Government Central Library.
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