Why visit Suratgarh
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About Suratgarh
Suratgarh is a city/tehsil and a municipality in Sri Ganganagar district and is the biggest of the district's 7 tehsils. Suratgarh is also known as "Cotton city" and "Bowl of grain" of Rajasthan due to the high cotton and wheat production in this area. Suratgarh is 77 km away in South from it district headquarters just nearby Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was founded by Maharaja Surat Singh.
From the Wikipedia article Suratgarh (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Suratgarh was a significant arena of historical incidents in the ancient past. The city was once called Sodal. Around 3000 BC Suratgarh is believed to have been a lush, green place due to the presence of two big rivers, Sarasvati and Drishadvati. Present sand possessed various botanical and zoological species within the basins of chaste Sarasvati and Drishvati. The emergence of Kalibangan and Barod civilizations were facilitated by the geographical and environmental complements of the Sarasvati, and Suratgarh was a noteworthy testimony of this. The traces of ancient civilization near Rangmahal, Manaksaar and Amarpura show the historical significance of Suratgarh where the Sarasvati civilization receded after 1500 years of stability.
From the History section of Suratgarh on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Pilibangan 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- 7LC 30 km west, about 30 min by car
- Hanumāngarh 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
- Rāwatsār 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Rāisinghnagar 50 km northwest, about 50 min by car
- Padampur 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
- Gajsinghpur 58 km northwest, about 58 min by car
- Sri Ganganagar 67 km north, about 1 h by car
- Anūpgarh 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sadulshahar 71 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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