Why visit Jhālāwār
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About Jhālāwār
Jhalawar ([dʒʱaːlaːʋaːɽ] ) is a city, municipal council and headquarter in Jhalawar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located in the southeastern part of the state. It was the capital of the former princely state of Jhalawar, and is the administrative headquarters of Jhalawar District. Jhalawar was once known as Brijnagar.
From the Wikipedia article Jhalawar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Restaurants and cafes1
Indiana Cafe & Restaurant
Restaurant · Indian, Coffee Shop, Chinese, Italian, Mexican · 1.6 km
52,Saket Nagar Extension Near Kanchan City Residency, Jhalawar
Mo-Su 11:30-23:00
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship1
Healthcare10
History
The city of Jhalawar was founded by a Rajput, Jhala Zalim Singh, who was then the Dewan of Kota State (1791 A.D.). He established this township, then known as Chaoni Umedpura, as a cantonment. The township was at the time surrounded by dense forests and wildlife.
Singh often came here for hunting and he liked the place so much that he wanted to develop it as a township. The objective to develop this place as a military cantonment was due to the fact that Maratha invaders passed through this central place from Malwa towards Kota to capture Hadoti states.
Singh recognised the importance of this place and started to develop it as a military cantonment and township, so that he could use this place to attack and stop Maratha invaders before they could reach Kota state. Chaoni Umedpura was developed as a cantonment and township around 1803-04 A.D. Colonel Todd, who visited the region in December 1821 described this area as the cantonment established by Jhala Zalim Singh plus a well-established township with large houses, havelis and surrounding walls.
From the History section of Jhalawar on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kota Airport (KTU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 71 km away.
- Jhālrapātan 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- Suket 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Kumbhkot 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Sātalkheri 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Rāmganj Mandi 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Khairābād 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Udpura 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Morak 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Khānpur 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Kota 73 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Shwetamambar jain temple jhalrapatan, Chinumani, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gagron fort submerged, Siddharth 36, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Natural creation, Siddharth 36, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mighty gagron, Siddharth 36, CC BY-SA 3.0
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