Why visit Jhajjar
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About Jhajjar
Jhajjar is a town in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is a part of Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and situated on the road connecting Rewari to Rohtak (NH-352), Loharu to Meerut (NH334B), Charkhi Dadri to Delhi and Gurgaon to Bhiwani. Jhajjar is located 55 km (34 mi) west of Delhi.
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Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare33
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History
Jhajjar is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under Delhi sarkar, producing a revenue of 1,422,451 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 1000 infantry and 60 cavalry. Jhajjar was founded by a Gahlawat Jat, Chaudhary Chajju Singh in medieval era.
The town was destroyed in 12-century by Muhammad Ghori during his Indian invasions and later refounded by a Jat clan.
In1762, Jat ruler Suraj Mal of Bharatpur State conquered the region. After the death of Jat ruler Jawahar Singh, his successor Nawal Singh allotted Jhajjar to Walter Reinhardt in recognition of his military services.
In 1771, Mahadji Scindia of the Maratha Empire restored the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II to Delhi and Jhajjar came under the control of the Marathas. In 1793, the Scindias appointed Apa Khande Rao as their military governor in the Haryana region. Apa Khande Rao recruited the Irish adventurer George Thomas and as payment for military service, Apa Khande Rao granted George Thomas the jagirs of Beri and Jhajjar in 1794, while Apa himself continued to hold authority as the Scindia representative. George Thomas constructed a fort known as Georgegah, which was locally known as Jahazgarh.
After the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1803, Jhajjar region was granted to Najabat Khan by the British East India Company in recognition of his services to them during
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Map of Jhajjar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Bahadurgarh 29 km east, about 29 min by car
- Najafgarh 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Rohtak 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Gurugram 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
- Delhi Cantonment 47 km east, about 47 min by car
- Chhatarpur 53 km east, about 53 min by car
- New Delhi 55 km east, about 55 min by car
- Delhi 56 km east, about 56 min by car
- Noida 66 km east, about 1 h by car
- Faridabad 68 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Pratapgarh farms, jhajjar, haryana - panoramio, Vipin Vasudeva, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Traditional Foods of Haryana, Rodrick rajive lal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Foods of India, Rodrick rajive lal, CC BY-SA 4.0
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