Aligarh, city in northern India, in Uttar Pradesh State, near the city of Agra. Aligarh is a railroad junction and the commercial center of an agricultural region where wheat, corn, millet, barley, cotton, and sugarcane are produced. The principal industries in the city include flour milling, the processing of raw cotton, and the manufacture of butter and glass. Among points of interest are the old city of Koil; the ruins of Fort Aligarh, dating from the 16th century and captured from the Marathas by the British in 1803; and Aligarh Muslim University, founded in 1875 as the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College. The university is one of the most reputed institutions in Asia for the study of Western culture. Population 479,978 (1991).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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