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This state abounds with places of historical, religious and cultural
importance. And as many destinations are there full of fascinating natural
beauty. For these reasons a great many foreign tourists coming to India visit
this state. The Department of Tourism has constantly been trying to develop
the places of importance properly, and to make necessary facilities available
to tourists.
With this view the role of the Tourist Houses and wayside facilities provided
by the Department of Tourism, has been reassessed. Now, the Department is
focusing its attention towards completion of the ongoing schemes and to
creation of infrastructural facilities.
Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the highly fertile and densely
populated upper Gangetic plain. It shares an international border with Nepal
and is bounded by the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana,
Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. The
administrative and legislative capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow and the
financial and industrial capital is Kanpur. The state's high court is based at
Allahabad. It is home to many historical cities, including the tourism capital
of India, Agra.
Uttar Pradesh has an important place in the history of ancient India; it was
sometimes divided between petty kingdoms or formed important part of larger
empires that arose on its east or west, including the Mauryan, Gupta and
Kushan empires.
The Indo-Gangetic plain, that spans most of the state, has been the ancient
seat of Hindu religion, learning and culture, the birth place of Indo-Islamic
syncretic culture of medieval period, a torch bearter of nationalism during
the colonial period and has continued to play a prominent role in Indian
political and cultural movements.
The state has a rich heritage of traditional crafts and cottage industries of
various types that require highly skilled craftsmen and artisans.
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