- Manikpur, Uttar Pradesh
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For other places with the same name, see Manikpur (disambiguation).
Manikpur — city — Coordinates 25°04′N 81°07′E / 25.07°N 81.12°ECoordinates: 25°04′N 81°07′E / 25.07°N 81.12°E Country India State Uttar Pradesh District(s) Pratapgarh Chairman Mr Hasan Akhtar Population 25,642 (2001[update]) Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Area
• 178 metres (584 ft)
Manikpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Pratapgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Now the name of Manikpur town has been changed, new name is Garhi Manikpur Manikpur has a very rich history. this town is termed as "town of kings and saints". The name of kings inhabited by Manikpur are Alauddin Khilji, Jalaluddin Khilji, Balban, Raja Manikchand, Raja Tassuq Husain ( Father in Law of Nawab Wajid ALi Shah of Awadh).
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Geography
Manikpur is located at 25°04′N 81°07′E / 25.07°N 81.12°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 178 metres (583 feet).Garhi Manikpur is oldest nagar panchayat in UP state. Manikpur is situated on the bank of "Holy Ganges" river. Its also situated on alahabad-luknow highway. Manikpur is famus 4 mangos
KhankaSharif Gari Manikpur
As far as my research is concerned, two brothers from Syed family of Gardez came to India namely Syed Shahabuddin Gardezi and Syed Shamsuddin. Syed Shamsuddin stayed in south of Delhi region and his family expanded very much in that region of Delhi. Whereas Syed Shahabuddin Gardezi had something else in his mind and continued his journey and reached to Manikpur. Here is a place called Shahabad that is named after him because he was the person who had inhabited this place first. He made this place as his living abode. Most of his descendants are living in this region whereas some have migrated to other cities of Uttar Pradseh. Members of Qazi family of Manikpur are descendants of Syed Shahabuddin Gardezi.
One of most eminent Family of Sadaat were lived in Manikpur Khankasharif. They are Hasani/Hussani Sadat and most purest descendant of Sadat in Indian subcontinent. They are direct descendant of Hazrat Syed Shah Qutub al Deen Al Madani. In Khanka there is Tomb Of Hazrat Suleme Khatoon daughter of King Sher-shahSuri. The History of Khanka is very rich and can't be describe in single page. Insha-Allah I will soon post all related fact's connected to Khanka Sharif. islam92.hpage.com
Transport
Manikpur is connected by railway with Allahabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Delhi and many more North Indian cities.
References
Categories:- Cities and towns in Pratapgarh district
- Uttar Pradesh geography stubs
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