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Kurukshetra (Hindi pronunciation: [kʊrʊkʃeːtɾə], pronunciation ⓘ) is a city and administrative headquarters of Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is also known as Dharmakshetra ("Realm of duty") and as the "Land of the Bhagavad Gita ".
Although the Kurukshetra War is not mentioned in Vedic literature, its prominence in later literature led British Indologist A. L. Basham to conclude that there was a great battle at Kurukshetra which, "magnified to titanic proportions, formed the basis of the story of the greatest of India's epics, the Mahābhārata". Acknowledging that later ...
Kurukshetra district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The town of Kurukshetra, a sacred place for the Hindus, is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district occupies an area of 1530.00 km 2. The district has a population of 964,655 (2011 census).
1 List of divisions, ... The following is a list of tehsils of the Indian state of Haryana. ... Kurukshetra: Thanesar, Ladwa, Shahabad, ...
Amin, Kurukshetra: Kurukshetra district: Upload Photo: N-HR-50 Amin Ancient Mound: Amin, Kurukshetra: Kurukshetra district: Upload Photo: N-HR-51 Adhaun Kos Minar: Adhaun: Kurukshetra district: Upload Photo: N-HR-52 Bhawani Khera Kos Minar: Bhawani Khera: Kurukshetra district: Upload Photo: N-HR-53 Fattupur Kos Minar: Fattupur: Kurukshetra ...
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Shahabad Markanda is a sub-division of Kurukshetra district within the Indian state of Haryana. It is located on the left bank of the Markanda River , 20 km (12 mi) south of Ambala Cantonment and 22 km (14 mi) from the historical city of Kurukshetra .