Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad, city, northwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies just east of and is a suburb of Delhi and New Delhi. The city was founded in 1740. It later developed as an industrial centre as well as a residential suburb of the Delhi metropolis. Ghaziabad has grown dramatically since the late 20th century, its population increasing by more than a million between 1991 and 2011. Many workers commute daily to Delhi and New Delhi,...