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Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India, and a part of Basti Division. Basti city is the district headquarters.
ABOUT DISTRICT. The district is situated in the north – eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, district lies between the parallels of 26° 23′ and 27° 30′ North latitude and 82° 17′ and 83° 20′ East longitude. The district is surrounded by Sant Kabir Nagar on the east and Gonda on west, on the south.
Basti is a city, municipal board and administrative headquarters of Basti district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district is part of Basti division. It is situated 202 kilometres east of the state capital, Lucknow.
Basti, city, eastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies about 35 miles (55 km) east of Faizabad on the Kuwana River, a tributary of the Ghaghara River. Basti is located on a national highway and a major rail line and is an agricultural trade centre with some industry at nearby villages.
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Sep 18, 2024 · Basti district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state, India and Basti town is the district headquarters. Basti district is a part of Basti Division. Basti was originally known as village.
Basti is the seventh largest district of Uttar Pradesh. It is an administrative district with its headquarters located at Basti town. Originally a village, district Basti derived its name from the Ashram of Rishi Vashishtha or Bashishtha, it was then known as Vashishthi. Sage Vashishtha was a renowned Rishi in the ancient period.
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Sep 18, 2024 · History. In very ancient period the country around Basti was part of Kosala. The Shatapatha Brahmana speaks of Kosala as one of the countries of the Vedic Aryans and the grammarian Pa?ini mentions it in one of his Sutras.
