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Lakhimpur Kheri is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal. Its administrative capital is the city of Lakhimpur. Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part of Lucknow division, with a total area of .〔 The national government designated Lakhimpur Kheri as a Minority Concentrated District on the basis of 2001 census data, which identifies it as requiring urgent aid to improve living standards and amenities. A 2010 survey published by the Ministry of Urban Development placed Lakhimpur as the second lowest ranking city in India in terms of sanitation. Dudhwa National Park,〔 is in Lakhimpur Kheri and is the only national park in Uttar Pradesh. It is home to a large number of rare and endangered species including tigers, leopards, swamp deer, hispid hares and Bengal floricans. == Etymology == Lakhimpur was formerly known as ''Luxmipur''.〔 Kheri is a town from Lakhimpur. It has the name derived from a tomb built over the remains of Saiyid Khurd, who died in 1563. Pre-independence the tomb was administered under Act XX of 1856, with an income of about 800. 〔Henry Frowde. (The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. XII. ) Published under the authority of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908.〕 〔The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. XII, (text version )〕 Another theory suggests that the name derives from the ''khair'' trees that once covered large tracts in the area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lakhimpur Kheri district」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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