Golden City of India
Jaisalmer also named as "The Golden city", is a one of the most popular cities and a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan
Jaisalmer town, nicknamed "The Golden city", is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located 575 kilometres (357 mi) west of the state capital Jaipur. Once known as Jaisalmer state it is a World Heritage Site. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone and is crowned by the ancient Jaisalmer Fort. This fort contains a royal palace and several ornate Jain temples. Many of the houses and temples of both the fort and of the town below are built of finely sculptured sandstone. The town lies in the heart of the Thar Desert (the Great Indian Desert) and has a total population, including the residents of the fort, of about 78,000. It is the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer District.
Jaisalmer also named as "The Golden city", is a one of the most popular cities and a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan
Jaisalmer town, nicknamed "The Golden city", is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located 575 kilometres (357 mi) west of the state capital Jaipur. Once known as Jaisalmer state it is a World Heritage Site. The town stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone and is crowned by the ancient Jaisalmer Fort. This fort contains a royal palace and several ornate Jain temples. Many of the houses and temples of both the fort and of the town below are built of finely sculptured sandstone. The town lies in the heart of the Thar Desert (the Great Indian Desert) and has a total population, including the residents of the fort, of about 78,000. It is the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer District.
List of Geographical Names of Cities:
Nickname | Real name |
Manchester of India | Ahmedabad |
Bihar mourning | Kosi |
The heart of Rajasthan | Ajmer |
The land of five rivers | Punjab |
India’s Hollywood | Mumbai |
Pride of Rajasthan | Chittorgarh |
Blue Mountains | Nilgiri Hills |
Steel City | Jamshedpur |
Rice Bowl | Chhattisgarh |
Bengal mourning | Damodar |
Queen of Hills | Mussoorie |
Fruit basket | Himachal Pradesh |
Gateway of India | Mumbai |
Sea son | Lakshadweep |
Karnataka Ratna | Mysore |
India Garden | Bangalore |
South Kashmir | Kerala |
City of Festivals | Madurai |
India’s spice garden | Kerala |
India’s Paris | Jaipur |
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Queen of South | Pune |
India’s Switzerland | Kashmir |
Nwabo town | Lucknow |
South Ganga | Godavari River |
South India’s Ganges | Cauvery |
Diamond Harbour | Kolkata |
Palaces of the city | Kolkata |
Heart of India | Delhi |
The city of seven islands | Mumbai |
Queen of Arabian Sea | Kochi |
National highways Chaurah | Kanpur |
City of Lakes | Srinagar |
Pink city | Jaipur |
City of Bridges | Srinagar |
The city of temples and ghats | Varanasi |
North India’s Manchester | Kanpur |
The city of Golden Temple | Amritsar |
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