Nawab Yusuf Road
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by UPPWD | |
| Length | 135 km (84 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Ayodhya |
| Ayodhya, Akbarpur, Shahganj, Jaunpur | |
| South end | Jaunpur |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Primary destinations | Maya Bazar, Goshainganj, Akbarpur, Malipur, Shahganj, Jaunpur |
| Highway system | |
| State Highways in Uttar Pradesh | |
Nawab Yusuf Road is situated in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, it connects Jaunpur to Ayodhya via Shahganj and Akbarpur.[1]
Previously this road was known as Lumbini - Dudhi Marg.
A section of Nawab Yusuf Road (from Ayodhya to Mirzapur) is now declared National Highway. It's now National Highway 135A.[2]
NH 135A will provide faster connectivity between two very important Holy cities - Ayodhya and Varanasi. NH 135A intersects Purvanchal Expressway in Baramadpur village situated in border of Sultanpur and Azamgarh district. NH 135A will go through Ayodhya, Akbarpur - Ambedkar Nagar, Khajuri, Malipur, Shahganj, Jaunpur, Bhadohi, Aura - Mirzapur.
Namesake
[edit]Barrister Nawab Sir Muhammad Yusuf, minister in the government of the United Provinces from 1926 to 1937. Nawab Sir Muhammad Yusuf was a descendant of the wazir of Shah Ibrahim, Sharqi sultan of Jaunpur in the 15th century.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jaunpur Jn to Faizabad". must see India.
- ^ "जौनपुर-मिर्जापुर मार्ग राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग बना".
- ^ "who is nawab yusuf". Flickr. 8 March 2009.