Ghazipur District (
Hindi: ग़ाज़ीपुर ज़िला,
Urdu:
غازیپور ضلع Ghāzīpur Zilā) is a
district of
Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of
Ghazipur is the district headquarters. The district is part of
Varanasi Division. The region of
Ghazipur is mainly famous for production of its unique
rose scented Spray called
Gulab Jal and for the tomb of famous Viceroy of British India
Lord Cornwallis who died here and his tomb which is situated in Western part of City is conserved by
Archaeological Survey of India.The opium factory "Government Opium and Alkaloid works" situated in Ghazipur city is the biggest opium factory of Asia.