Why visit Barnāla
Townapedia lists 2 parks and trails, 8 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
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About Barnāla
Barnala is a city and the administrative headquarters of Barnala district in the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Malwa region, it serves as an agricultural and trading hub and is surrounded by fertile plains.
From the Wikipedia article Barnala (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do2
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes8
Kalu Tikki Kulche
Fast food · Breakfast, Fast Food
Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Where to stay3
History
In February 1762, Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of the Durrani Empire, marched to Barnala and sacked it, forcing Ala Singh, the maharaja of Patiala at the time, to surrender.
Sikh historian Giani has recorded the details of setting up of Barnala in the annals of Khalsa in this manner that in the year 1775 Baba Ala Singh after offering Bhadaur (set up by King Padhar Sain) to his brother Duna Singh came to Barnala region which was lying aloof at that time. Setting it up, he made it his capital and took under his control surrounding villages. It too appears that Anahatgarh may be existing before and must have been deserted following attacks of Dharvis.
There are different opinions about the nomenclature of Barnala. Some are of the view, Vaaran being a region because of frequent storms was at that time also called Varna. So Barnala was called a land of too many storms which later on became Barnala because of precision of example. Another view reveals that a fort here is said to be built by Baba Ala Singh And Baba Anahat khan in which there was a ‘Baahuli’ (a well which had stairs going down). That too due to precision and Malwai accent was known as ‘Baain’. Thus Baain Wala ultimately became Barnala. Thus these are different views only but no historical detail is available that how name Barnala came into existence.
From the History section of Barnala on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship8
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare59
BMC Superspeciality Hospital
Hospital · 4.0 km
Handiaya Rd, near D Mart, Barnala, Handiaya, Punjab 148101, Barnala
Map of Barnāla
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sahnewal Airport - Ludhiana (LUH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 66 km away.
- Hadiāya 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Dhanaula 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- Tapa 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Badian 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Longowal 23 km southeast, about 23 min by car
- Laungowāl 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
- Bhadaur 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Māler Kotla 36 km northeast, about 36 min by car
- Ludhiana 67 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Patiāla 81 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Photo credits
- Lohri Bonfire, Ramneek3085, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lohri Gathering, Ramneek3085, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gurdwara tap asthan bibi pardhan Kaur sarovar pictures, Sukhwinder_singh_sukh_Dumalla's_King, CC BY-SA 4.0
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