Deoband

Deoband Deoband (Hindi: देवबंद, Urdu: دیوبند, Devband) is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is where the town got its name, from Devi Van, or 'the Forest of the Goddess'. Others suggest that is derived from devi vandan, because the Goddess killed the Maha Asur Durg here, and was then worshipped here

by many Devtas. Deoband is located at 29.7°N 77.68°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 348 metres (1093 feet). Famous cities located in its neighbourhood are: Saharanpur, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Roorkee, Dehradun etc. Deoband is about 150 km from Delhi.

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Deoband
Saharanpur
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