Alīgarh

Worth seeing in and around Alīgarh

6 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Aligarh Muslim University

   Aligarh Muslim University is an Indian collegiate, public, and research university located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, following the Aligarh Muslim University Act.

   2.8 km · public university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Sir Syed Masjid

   Sir Syed Mosque, officially the Sir Syed House Mosque and known locally as the Aligarh Jama Masjid, is a Friday mosque located in the heart of Aligarh Muslim University campus, in Aligarh, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. The mosque is situated in a large courtyard in the centre of the university, called the Sir Syed Hall.

   2.6 km · mosque in Aligarh, India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Maulana Azad Library

   The Maulana Azad Library is the central library of Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh, India. It is the largest university library in Asia.

   1.2 km · Central library of Aligarh Muslim University · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh

   Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College is the constituent medical college of Aligarh Muslim University, located in Aligarh, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. In September, 2014 researchers found deadly bacteria on the college premises.

   3.6 km · Medical college of Aligarh Muslim University located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India. · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Musa Dakri Museum

   The Musa Dakri Museum is a museum at the Aligarh Muslim University. It is housed in the Kennedy Hall.

   2.7 km · museum in India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Aligarh Clock Tower

   Aligarh Clock Tower, also known as the Harrison Tower, is a clock tower in Aligarh, India, situated near the Aligarh Muslim University. It was completed in 1893 and named for Aligarh's British civil servant of the Indian Civil Service and district magistrate, J. H. Harrison.

   800 m · clock tower in Aligarh, India · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Aligarh Muslim University Campus. Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences, Tijara House, Dodhpur. Museum on Indian heritage and Library on History of Medieval Medicine Manglayatan temple, Aligarh-Agra highway (About 20 minutes ride from main city). Naqvi Park (On the approach to University Campus). Old fort (Near university law faculty).

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Where to eat

Being in the Nawabi state of Uttar Pradesh, you can find some really good non-veg dishes out here at very reasonable prices. The major restaurants are in centre point location which is considered as posh market of Aligarh. Meizbaan, Mughal Kareem, etc. But if you want to explore the local taste go for various road side dhabas such as near Tasveer Mahal and Purani Chungi area.

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Getting to Alīgarh

Airports

Noida (DXN), 56 km · Indira Gandhi (DEL), 121 km · Jaipur (JAI), 253 km

Stations

Aligarh railway station, 200 m · Aligarh Airport, 7.8 km

• Gautam Buddha Nagar → Alīgarh

  72 km · quickest by road, 2h 5m · ₹640–800
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• New Delhi → Alīgarh

  118 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · ₹940–1,180
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• Jaipur → Alīgarh

  250 km · quickest by road, 4h 41m · ₹1,850–2,320
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