Where is agra

As per official data, the population of the district consists of The Agra tourist map comprises several Mughal era buildings, Hindu temples and royal gardens. Agra is counted among one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Babar, the founder of the Mughal dynasty, laid out the first formal Persian garden on the banks of river Yamuna. His grandson Akbar the Great raised the towering ramparts of the Great Red Fort, besides making Agra a centre for learning, arts, commerce and religion.

This city was built in the form of a Mughal military camp in stone. After the decline of the Mughal Empire, the city came under the influence of Marathas and was called Agra, before falling into the hands of the British Raj in In when the Presidency of Agra was established by the British, the city became the seat of government, and just two years later it was witness to the Agra famine of — For the Press.

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