Braj (Hindi: ब्रज) (also known as
Brij or
Brajbhoomi) is a region mainly in
Uttar Pradesh of
India, around
Mathura-
Vrindavan. Braj, though never a clearly defined political region in India, is very well demarcated culturally. It is considered to be the land of
Krishna and is derived from the
Sanskrit word
vraja. The main cities in the region are
Mathura,
Jalesar,
Bharatpur,
Agra,
Hathras,
Dholpur,
Aligarh,
Etawah,
Mainpuri,
Etah,
Kasganj and
Firozabad.