land Of Rajasthan

STATE NAMED RAJASTHAN

Rajasthan usually known as “land Of Rajasthan” is one of the most popular state of INDIA and is the popular also.

This state is located in the northwest side of India. This area is mostly been covered the greatdesert (Thar Desert), which has an edge leading to the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border of Pakistan. The state is bordered by.

1.       Pakistan (west)

2.       Gujarat (southwest)

3.       Madhya Pradesh (southeast)

4.       Uttar Pradesh & Haryana (northeast).

5.       Punjab (north. Counting Rajasthan as the biggest state Rajasthan it covers 10.4% of   Rajasthan covers 10.4% of India, an area of 342,269 square kilometres (132,151 sq mi) in short form.

Jaipur is the capital and the largest city of the state. Geographical features in Rajasthan include the Thar Desert which is in the north-western Rajasthan and the termination of the Ghaggar River near the archaeological ruins at Kalibanga of the Indus Valley Civilization, which are the oldest in the Indian subcontinent discovered so far.

The Aravalli Range which is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the world, cradles the only 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[1] known for its bird life. It also has two national tiger reserves, Ranthambore and Sariska Tiger Reserve, and a famous temple in Khatu, Sikar district, dedicated to Khatu Shyam Ji. Rajasthan was formed on 30 March 1949, when the region known until then as Rajputana, consisting of erstwhile princely states ruled mainly by Rajputs.