Saharanpur

The district is primarily agricultural based with many related industries, of which the most important are the sugar, cigarettes, gur and cotton industries .Saharanpur has a national fame because of its wood carving industry. The district of Saharanpur is famous from the religious point of view. Many pilgrims visit the religious places like the Shakti Peeth Sakumbari, Gughal, Bada Shri Lal Das and many other of equal importance to fulfill their wishes. The physical features of the district have proved that Saharanpur region was fit for human habitation. The archaeological survey has proved that the evidence of different cultures is available in this area. The excavations were carried out in different parts of the district, i.e Ambakheri, Bargaon, Hulas, Bhadarabad and Naseerpur etc. A number of things have been found during these excavations, on the basis of which, it is established that in Saharanpur district, the earliest habitants were found as early as 2000 B.C. Traces of Indus Valley civilization and even earlier are available and now it can be definitely established that this region is connected with Indus valley civilization. Ambakheri, Bargaon, Naseerpur and Hulas were the centres of Harappa culture because many things similar to Harappan civilization were found in these areas.

It is the administrative headquarters of Saharanpur District as well as Saharanpur Division.Saharanpur is famous for its wood carving cottage industry and earn foreign exchange as well. As regards its physical features, the north and the northeast of the district is surrounded by Shivalik hills and separates it from the Dehradun district Uttaranchal state. The river Yamuna forms its boundary in the west which separates it from Karnal and Yamunanagar districts of Haryana. In the East lies the district of Haridwar ( of Uttaranchal state presently) which was the part of district Saharanpur before 1989 and in the south lies the district Muzaffarnagar. At the time of the British Rule district Muzaffarnagar was also a part of district Saharanpur.

Saharanpur has a long history to boast off. The place also features prominently during the Aryan civilization. Delhi Sultanate annexed the city in the medieval period. It was during this period that a Sufi saint by the name Shah Huron made the city his home. The city god its name from this saint only. It was then called Shah Huron Pur. The city also figures promptly during the 1857 rebellion. Some nationalist Muslim leaders who later went on to establish Dar-ul-Uloom University carried the mu