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ÂLI BANDAR—AMRÎTSAR.   169

Ali Bandar, in Sindh, Lat. 24°, Long. 69°    )~,;,   Arab. Pers.

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"A l 's harbour." Ali, sublime, one of the most usual Mussälman names.

Anal. Ali - bt,gh, in Bengal, Lat. 22°, Long. 88°; Ali-gânj, in Hindostan, Lat. 28°, Long. 80'; Ali - g ii.r h, in Hindostan, Lat. 27°, Long. 78°; Ali -pur, in Bengal, Lat. 22°, Long. 88°; Ali -p u ra, in Bändelkhand, Lat. 25°, Long. 79°.

A l l a h a b â d, properly I1 äh - ä b â d, in Hindostan, Lat. 25°, Long. 81°   Arab. Perse

"God's town." The Hindu name of this town is Raj Preag, or the royal confluence, properly sacrifice, oblation, in reference to the junction of the Ganges and the Jamna rivers. See Trivéni.

Alm 6ra, in Kämaon, Lat. 29°, Long. 79°     5»451 Hind.

Major Madden (Journ. As. Soc. Beng,, Vol. XVII., p. 431) says the name is connected with almôri (Rumex hastatus), a plant abounding in the environs.

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"Town of the Immortals, or Gods."   WRITTL Sanskr.

Anal. A niar - k a n t ak (Kantaka, congregation, or according to Lassen, summit), in Malva, Lat. 22°, Long. 81°; Amar-k$t, in Sindh, Lat. 25°, Long. 69°; Amar-pattan, in Bändelkhand, Lat. 24°, Long. 80°; Amara-para, in Bengal, Lat. 26°, Long. 86°, and the capital of Bérma; Amar-tal, in Lower Bhutan, Lat. 26°, Long. 92°.

A m a z a gä, a snow-peak in Balti, Lat. 35°, Long. 75°    Balti.

"Snow-peak of Amdza." Amaza is the name of the castle of the Shigar Rajas; gä is the Tibetan word for ice.

Ambagâû, in the Dékban, Lat. 19°, Long. 75°     '~ x.~ol Hind.

"The Mango-village."

Anal. Am-gai, in Orissa, Lat. 19°, Long. 82°. A m b l a n g ô d d e, in Ceylon, Lat. 7°, Long. 80°    

"Village with a sardi." Amblan, dharâmsala, sardi, native resting-house; gôdde, village.

Amirgirh, in Rajvara, Lat. 25°, Long. 74°    „.st6JS 6,e1 Arab. Hind.

"Lords fort." Amir, a prince, a lord, a grandee   

Anal. Amir-gânj, in Bengal, Lat. 22°, Long. 91°; Amir-pur, in Bändelkhand, Lat. 26°, Long. 79°.

Amritsar, in the Panjab, Lat. 31°, Long. 75°   "Z   (Sanskr.) Hind.

"The lake of immortality." The name is connected with a large tank which Ram Das, the 4th Guru of the Sikhs, had made here in 1581. R a m d a s p u r, another name for Amritsar, has now nearly disappeared.

According to Lassen, Ind. Alt., p. 98, it is Am r i t a - s â r a, literally= essence of ambrosia.

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Amarapüram, in Maissur, bat. 14°, Long. 77°

Hind.

Singhai.