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Abdullapur is a settlement situated in the eastern outskirts of Meerut, just to the south of Ganga Nagar, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

It is also known as Abdullapur Sadaat. It was founded by Syed Mir Abdullah Naqvi Al Bukhari. Kot Kila or Kot Fort of Abdullapur, built in the early 16th century, was his main residence. Abdullapur is the seat of the Kannauji Bukhari and Jalal Bukhari branch of Naqvi.

Both are descendants of Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari through Jahaniyan Jahangasht the forefather of Syed Mehboob Alam Naqvi-ul Bukhari Al-Maroof Shah Jewna and Makhdoom Jahaniyan. The Makhdoom Jahaniya Mosque is still present in Kannauj.

9th Moharram of this town is quite famous among Shia Muslims. Notable sites include Bada Darwaza (main entrance of Kot Fort), Shakir Mahal, 52 Dari, Kot Masjid, Azmat Manzil, Sayyed Tomb, Pakki Baithak, and Prachin Shiv Mandir. Pakki Baithak was built by Syed Barkat Ali Naqvi and is almost 300 years old.

Sayyeds of this place are popularly known as "Mirsahibs". They had a large Jagirdara consisting of 52 villages. The lavish lifestyle of Syed Bunyad Ali Naqvi and Syed Badshah Ali Naqvi was noteworthy.There are numerous wafq frauds cases going on including Vijay Malliya's liquor factory on waqf land.

The Pakistani writer, linguist and critic Syed Qudrat Naqvi was a denizen of Abdullapur, his famous books are Ghalib kaun hai, Asaas-i-Urdu, Ghalib-i-sad rang, Seerat-un-Nabi, Hindi-Urdu lughat, Mutal'a-i-Abdul Haq, Lisani maqalaat. He migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India.