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INDIA - RAJASTHAN
(Erstwhile known as RAJPUTANA) |
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Date-wise Events |
- March 30, 1949: It was
formed on this day; till then the region was known as
Rajputana, consisting of erstwhile 18 princely states, two
chiefships and the British district of Ajmer-Merwara. Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel inaugurated the Union of Greater Rajasthan
at Jaipur, India.
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Description |
- Rajasthan is known as the land of kings, princes and
forts.
- It is the largest state of the Republic of India by
area.
- It is located in the northwest of India.
- It comprises most of the area of the large, inhospitable
Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert.
- The desert area parallels the Sutlej-Indus river valley
along its border with Pakistan to the west.
- It is also bordered by Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya
Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the
northeast and Punjab to the north.
- Rajasthan covers 10.4% of India, an area of 342,239
square kilometres (132,139 sq mi).
- Jaipur is the capital and the largest city of the state.
- The Ghaggar River terminates near the archaeological
ruins at Kalibanga of the Indus Valley Civilization, which
are the oldest in the Indian subcontinent discovered so far.
- One of the world's oldest mountain ranges, the Aravalli
Range, has a hill station of Rajasthan, Mount Abu, famous
for Dilwara Temples, a sacred pilgrimage for Jains.
- Eastern Rajasthan has the world famous Keoladeo National
Park near Bharatpur, a World Heritage Site known for its
bird life. It also has two national tiger reserves,
Ranthambore and Sariska Tiger Reserves.
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