File:Ganga-Yamuna Doab.png|Urdu originated in the area of the [[Western Uttar Pradesh|Ganges-Yamuna Doab]], though significant development occurred in the [[Deccan Plateau]].
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File:Nuskaha-e-Hamidiyya.jpg|Opening pages of the Urdu divan of [[Ghalib]], 1821
File:Nuskaha-e-Hamidiyya.jpg|Opening pages of the Urdu divan of [[Ghalib]], 1821
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File:Urdu-alphabet-en-hi-final.svg|The Urdu [[Nastaʿliq]] alphabet, with names in the Devanagari and Roman scripts
File:Urdu-alphabet-en-hi-final.svg|The Urdu [[Nastaʿliq]] alphabet, with names in the Devanagari and Roman scripts
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File:Double-Headed Eagle Stupa at Sirkap 06.jpg|An English-Urdu bilingual sign at the archaeological site of [[Sirkap]], near [[Taxila]]. The Urdu says: (right to left) {{unq|دو سروں والے عقاب کی شبيہ والا مندر}}, dō sarōñ wālé u'qāb kī shabīh wāla mandir. "The temple with the image of the eagle with two heads."