| Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the | | | | The city is a marketplace for agricultural products and |
| most populous state of India. Lucknow is situated on | | | | its industries include food processing, manufacturing, |
| the northern part of India in the state of Uttar | | | | handicrafts, and railroad shops. |
| Pradesh. | | | | Lucknow is the heart of the art, cuisine, dance, |
| It is a city is surrounded by its rural towns and | | | | culture and music of Northern India. |
| villages like the orchard town of Malihabad historic | | | | Even after witnessing tremendous modernization it |
| Kakori, Mohanlalganj, Gosainganj, Chinhat, and Itaunja. | | | | has managed to retain its age old charm and glory. |
| On its eastern side lies Barabanki District, on the | | | | The warmth, the hospitality and the formality of the |
| western side is Unnao District, on the southern side | | | | city have still not been lost. |
| Raebareli District, and on the northern side the | | | | The climatic conditions vary in different seasons and |
| Sitapur and Hardoi districts. It straddles both banks of | | | | there is much difference in summer and winter |
| the Gomti River. | | | | temperature. Lucknow has a warm subtropical climate |
| It is neglected by most tourists and is certainly worth | | | | with cool dry winters from December to February |
| a visit. Modem Lucknow is largely the creation of the | | | | and dry hot summers from April to June. The rainy |
| nawabs of Oudh and parts of the city still retain an | | | | season is from June to September. The most |
| 18th century flavour. Lucknow and turned the city | | | | pleasant weather is between October and February. |
| into a centre of Urdu poetry, courtly diction, music | | | | Fog is quite common in December. Summers are |
| and dance. At the beginning of the 19th century the | | | | quite hot with temperature in the 40s. |
| court blossomed. The continued emphasis on the | | | | Lucknow tourism brings one closer to the glorious |
| building of palaces and mosques. The city is still | | | | days city, through a visit to its numerous monuments |
| famous for its cultivated manners and refined urbane | | | | and ruins. |
| culture. | | | | However there was defence there by the British to |
| It remains the home of light classical North Indian | | | | be one of the key episodes in the unsuccessful |
| music and the Kathak School of dance. Each | | | | rebellion. Mainly there were issues of prestige and |
| February, the two week festival continues the | | | | morale involved, but Lucknow also became the point |
| traditions of music and dance made famous by the | | | | at which the main forces of both the British and |
| Oudh court. | | | | rebels were concentrated. |