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• City Name: Ghaziabad
• State: Uttar Pradesh
• Division: Meerut Division
• District: Ghaziabad
• Founded: 1740 by Ghazi-ud-Din, a vizier of the Mughal Empire
• Nicknames:
  • "Gateway of Uttar Pradesh" (due to its location near Delhi)
  • Sometimes referred to as part of "UP’s industrial powerhouse"
• Type: Metropolitan, Tier-2 city
• Governing Body: Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC)