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Jaipur (/ ˈdʒaɪpʊər / ⓘ; Hindi: [ˈdʒeəpʊr]) is the capital and the largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan. As of 2011, the city has a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Located 268 km (167 miles) from the national capital New Delhi, Jaipur is also known as the Pink ...
Ramgarh crater, also known as Ramgarh structure, Ramgarh Dome and Ramgarh astrobleme, [ 1] is a meteor impact crater of 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) diameter in Kota plateau of Vindhya Range located adjacent to Ramgarh village in Mangrol tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan state of India. [ 1] When formally accepted as the third crater in India ...
The Boha geoglyphs or Great Indian Desert geoglyph are a group of large geoglyphs made in the soil in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India. Several sites were found located around the city of Jaisalmer, marked by geometrical lines resembling geoglyphs. The lines that make up these figures are stripes etched into the ground, ranging up to 10 ...
Rajasthan (; Hindi: [raːdʒəsˈtʰaːn] ⓘ; lit. 'Land of Kings') 12 is a state in northwestern India. 13 14 15 It covers 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population.
Geodesy. The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), with an operational name of NavIC (acronym for Navigation with Indian Constellation; also, nāvik 'sailor' or 'navigator' in Indian languages), [2] is an autonomous regional satellite navigation system that provides accurate real-time positioning and timing services. [3]
The Aravalli Range (also spelled Aravali) is a mountain range in Northern-Western India, running approximately 670 km (420 mi) in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana, [1] Rajasthan, and ending in Ahmedabad Gujarat.
Pushkar. Pushkar is a temple town near Ajmer City and headquarters of Pushkar tehsil in the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated about 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Ajmer and about 150 kilometres (93 mi) southwest of Jaipur. [1] It is a pilgrimage site for Hindus and Sikhs. Pushkar has many temples.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 September 2024. Large arid region in India and Pakistan Thar Desert Great Indian Desert Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India Map of the Thar Desert ecoregion Ecology Realm Indomalayan Biome Deserts and xeric shrublands Borders Northwestern thorn scrub forests Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh Geography Area ...