18 Facts About Ujjain

Ujjain is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

An ancient city situated on the eastern bank of the Shipra River, Ujjain was the most prominent city on the Malwa plateau of central India for much of its history.

Ujjain continues to be an important place of pilgrimage for Shaivites, Vaishnavites and followers of Shakta.

Ujjain has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.

Chalcolithic sites have been discovered at other areas around Ujjain, including Nagda, but excavations at Ujjain itself have not revealed any chalcolithic settlements.

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Around 600 BCE, Ujjain emerged as the political, commercial and cultural centre of Malwa plateau.

Ancient walled city of Ujjain was located around the Garh Kalika hill on the bank of river Kshipra, in the present-day suburban areas of the Ujjain city.

Ujjain emerged as an important commercial centre, partially because it lay on the trade route connecting north India to the Deccan, starting from Mathura.

Ujjain remained as an important city of the Guptas during the 4th and the 5th centuries.

Ujjain describes the ruler of Avanti as a king who was generous to the poor and presented them with gifts.

Ujjain is located in the west-central part of India, and is north of the upper limit of the Vindhya mountain ranges.

Ujjain is geographically situated at a spot where the zero meridian of longitude and the Tropic of Cancer intersect.

The UMC was established in 1886 as Nagar Palika, but the Municipal Corporation of Ujjain was declared on a par with the Gwalior Municipal Corporation.

Current Member of Parliament from Ujjain is Anil Firojiya in the recently concluded Lok Sabha Election 2019.

Ujjain Junction is the main railway station of Ujjain, and it is directly or indirectly well-connected to all the major railway stations in India.

Ujjain depends on an extensive network of auto rickshaws, city busses, private taxis and Tata Magic, that operate throughout the city, connecting one part with another.

Ujjain is home to the Ujjain Divisional Cricket Association which is affiliated to BCCI.

Ujjain city was shortlisted under the Government of India's flagship programme Smart Cities Mission.