Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Adjygurh

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​Adjygurh, a town and fort of India, in the presidency of Bengal, 130 miles S.W. of Allahabad. The fort is situated on a very steep hill, more than 800 feet above the town; and contains the ruins of temples adorned with elaborately-carved sculptures. It was captured by the British in 1809. The town is a neatly-built place, but subject to malaria. Population, 5000.

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