Aligarh

Aligarh, is a City and Nagar Nigam in Koil Block Koil Tehsil in Aligarh District of Uttar Pradesh. It is also the District Headquarter of Aligarh District. The city is located about 90 miles southeast of New Delhi. It is mostly known as a university town where the famous Aligarh Muslim University is located.

In 1875, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded the Muhammadan Anglo Oriental College in Aligarh and patterned the college after Oxford and Cambridge universities that he had visited on a trip to England. This later became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

This is a city having a hot and dry temperature. The coldest months of the year here are between December and January, where the mean temperature ranges between 15 degrees Celsius and 12.2 degrees Celsius. The hottest months of the year are between May and June where the mean temperature lies between 32.2 degrees Celsius and 33.8 degrees Celsius, in shade.

The city is an agricultural trade centre. The processing of agricultural products and manufacturing are also important.

Aligarh has always been an important business center of Uttar Pradesh which is most famous for its locks industry. The locks that are produced in Aligarh are export quality, and exported to different parts of the world. In 1870, Johnson & Co. was the first English locks firm to be set up in Aligarh. In 1890, the Johnson & Co. initiated the manual production of locks on a small scale here.
Being a railroad junction, Aligarh has developed into a commercial center of an agricultural region which produces wheat, sugarcane, cotton, corn, barley and millet. In addition to the lock industry, the other industries of Aligarh include flour milling, processing of raw cotton and manufacture of butter and glass.
Aligarh is also famous for its brass hardware and sculptures. Today, the city holds a number of manufacturers, exporters and suppliers involved in brass, bronze, iron and aluminium industry.
There is a thermal power station 15 km away from the city. It is called Harduaganj Thermal Power Station (also referred as Kasimpur Power House).
Aligarh is a city of Uttar Pradesh that is held in high esteem for the educational facilities offered here. The most famous educational facility found here is the Aligarh Muslim University that is found spread across the city civil lines area. This is a residential academic institution having an international repute.

Mangalayatan University, founded by the renowned philanthropist, social worker and Journalist - Pawan Jain, is also set up in Aligarh.
There are 2 popular landmarks in Aligarh. One is Aligarh fort and another is Sir Syed Masjid in Aligarh Muslim University's campus. Another old fort, the Dor fortress (1524), now in ruins, lies at the city's centre; its site is located in the area now called Upper Kot and is occupied by an 18th-century mosque. The city also contains tombs of Muslim saints.
Aligarh is also famous for its kachauri, sweets and namkeens.The Aligarh is also famous for Sherwanis.
The Annual Cultural Exhibition, popularly known as numaish, held at Exhibition ground is a very famous event and a huge affair in the month of January and February.