Kara, Uttar Pradesh

Kara
town
View of the right bank of the Ganges, near Currah, December 1788, by William Daniell
Kara
Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Kara
Kara (India)
Coordinates: 25°42′N 81°21′E / 25.700°N 81.350°E / 25.700; 81.350
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionPrayagraj
DistrictKaushambi
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total
293,620
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP
Websiteup.gov.in

Kara is a township near Sirathu on the banks the Ganges, 69 km (43 mi) west of the city of Prayagraj in Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh state in India. It was a regional capital for centuries under the Delhi Sultanate and Jaunpur Sultanate.

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