Awadh (, Devanagari: अवध), also known in various British historical texts as Oudh, Oundh, or Oude, is a region in the centre of the modern
Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh, which was before Independence known as the United Provinces of Oudh and Agra. The traditional capital of Awadh has been
Lucknow, still the capital of the modern State. The modern definition of Awadh geographically includes the districts of
Ambedkar Nagar,
Bahraich,
Balrampur,
Barabanki,
Faizabad,
Gonda,
Hardoi,
Lakhimpur Kheri,
Lucknow,
Pratapgarh,
Rai Bareilly,
Shravasti,
Sitapur,
Sultanpur, and
Unnao. The region is home to a distinct
dialect,
Awadhi.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Free Download Now!
