Fatehpur Sikri History

Tourism Fatehpur is a beautiful city situated in between Ganga and Yamuna Rivers.Hence called Doaab. The Holy River Ganga draws attention of pilgrims and heritage lovers from all over the nearby cities. Fatehpur is a fusion of sanctity, religion, traditions, history and architecture which offers varied experiences from historical to religious.

The District Fatehpur is lying in between two big holy rivers of India Ganga and Yamuna. The ghats of Bhitaura and Asani were described as sacred in the puranas.

Fatehpur District is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The district covers an area of 4,152 km². The district has a population of 2,632,733 (2011 Census). Fatehpur city is the administrative headquarters of the district. Located on the banks of the sacred rivers Ganges and Yamuna, Fatehpur was mentioned in the puranic literature. The ghats of Bhitaura and Asani ...

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The architecture of the buildings at places sacred to religion from anti-quity in the district e.g. Asni,,Asothar,Bahau,Bindki,Renand Gunir is primarily Indian in concept whereas constructions tracing their origin to Muslim period e.g. those at Amauli,Deomai,Fatehpur,Haswa,Malwa largely follow the Indo-Muslim style of architecture .

Origin of Name of District The district is named after the headquarters town of Fatehpur. The name, according to local tradition, is derived from a battle won by Ibrahim Shah of Jaunpur over Raja Sita Nand of Athgarhia. The belief is based solely on tradition and the name of the conqueror is sometimes given as […]

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Map of Fatehpur | District Fatehpur, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India

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