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**Barabanki**
	Barabanki; बाराबंकी; ; بارابنکی
	Barabanki Location of Barabanki; in Uttar Pradesh and India
Coordinates	26°55′N 81°12′E / 26.92°N 81.2°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District(s)	Barabanki
Chairman	Hafeez Bharti
Population; • Density	3,060,990 (2001); • 331 /km2 (857 /sq mi)
Official languages	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area; • Elevation	4,402 km2 (1,700 sq mi); • 125 m (410 ft)
District Magistrate	Ravinder, IAS
• Pincode	• 225 xxx
• Telephone	• +5248
• Vehicle	• UP-41
Website	barabanki.nic.in

This article is about the city of Barabanki. For the district, see Barabanki District.

Coordinates: 26°55′N 81°12′E / 26.92°N 81.2°E / 26.92; 81.2 Barabanki (Hindi: बाराबंकी, Urdu: بارابنکی) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Barabanki District. The city is about 29 km east of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, one of major states in India.

Barabanki City comprises :

Nawabganj (Tehsil)
Banki (Town Area)
Barel (Village)
Satrikh (Village)
Kurauli (Village)
and Suburbs

This city has produced some well known personalities like the legendary K D Singh "Babu", a famous hockey player.Legendary film actor Naseeruddin Shah was born in Barabanki. The famous Shiva temple "Mahadewa" is also located in this district only. Its situated approx 30 Km from Barabanki on the Lucknow Behraich Road, popularly known as Buddhist Circuit (bauddh paripath). Barabanki has produced some other prominent personalities like Khumar Barabankwi, the famous poet, and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, an eminent political figure. The famous Haji Waris Ali Shah Baba's dargah is also located at Dewa in Barabanki. It is marked by an annual fair which facilitates the cultural, social and economic efficiencies of the district. According to Government of India, the district Barabanki is one of the "Minority Concentrated District in India"^[1] on the basis of the 2001 census data on population, socio-economic indicators and basic amenities indicators.

Iran's famous religious and political leader, Ayatollah Khomeini's paternal grandfather, Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi, was born in Kintur, a village in the Barabanki District of Uttar Pradesh. He went to Iran in 1834 and settled down in Khomein, Iran in 1839 during the times of British Raj in India to escape colonial rule.

The main crop of Barabanki is mentha.

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Office of District Magistrate/Collector.	Barabanki Head Post Office.	Barabanki Kotwaali.	View of office of Tehsildar of Tehsil Nawabganj, Barabanki on Lucknow-Faizabad Road (NH-28).
View of building of Nagar Parishad Nawabganj, Barabanki.	View of Barabanki Jn Raiway Station from outside.	View of Barabanki UPSRTC(Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation) Bus Station.	Barabanki Clock Arch.
View of Shahid Smarak (A World War II Memorial).	View of Statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Baapu Bhawan at Dewa Road Barabanki.	View of Jamuriya Nala (a brook) from Railway Station Road Bridge Barabanki. This brook flows through the Barabanki city and divides the city in two halves.	View of evening vegetable Bazaar at Court Road Barabanki.
Outside view of Dhanokhar Mandir (A Temple dedicated primarily to Hanuman) from Dhanokhar Chauraha Barabanki. This temple has a moderate sized pond at its back.	Shiite Muslims take out a Ta'ziya procession on day of Ashura in Barabanki, India, Jan, 2009.	Shiite Muslims take out a Ta'ziya procession on day of Ashura in Barabanki, India, Jan, 2009.	Outside view of Methodist Church at Court Road Barabanki.