Sambhal (Hindi: संभल, Urdu: سنبھل‎) is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India. Sambhal is a Muslim dominated area. It takes 2 hours 40 mins to reach Sambhal and is 158.6 kilometres (98.5 mi) from New Delhi.Sambhal district, which had population of around 22 lakh, was carved out of Moradabad district in September 2011.