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Dalmau
Chhoti Kashi | |
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Town | |
 Map of Dalmau CD block | |
  Dalmau Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 26°04′N 81°02′E / 26.07°N 81.03°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| District | Rae Bareli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.38 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,983 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| • Local | Awadhi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UP 33 |
Dalmau is a historic town and tehsil headquarters in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh, India.[1] Situated on the banks of the Ganga, between Raebareli and Fatehpur, the town has several historical monuments including the old fort, several dargahs, and the Haji Zahid mosque.[2] Dalmau is also home to the Ebrahim Sharki palace belonging to the Nawab Shuza-ud-daula. Visitors can also see the Baithak of Alha Udal and enjoy a stroll along the Dalmau Pump canal. Dalmau also enjoys a unique place in the literary world because it was here that the famous Hindi poet Suryakant Tripathi "Nirala" wrote his poems while sitting on the fort and overlooking the scene below.
Dalmau was also centre of sufism in fourteen century because Maulana Daud a Chishti saint who was attached to Dalmau royal court was living here and he wrote first awadhi masnawi world famous book Chandayan.