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Pehowa
It is an ancient town not far from Kurukshetra has been a centre
of pilgrimage for ages. It is on the, left bank of the sacred Saraswati, twelve kilometers
from Thanesar.
Ambala
Ambala was founded in the fourteenth century by one Amba Rajput
hence its name. It is more likelt that the name is a changed version of Ambwala
or mango village, judging from the mango groves that exist here. In 1859 Ambala became the head quarters of a district and
division formed under the Punjab administration. It still maintains its
dual status.
Pinjore
It
is situated 20 kilometers from Chandigarh. Pinjore is famous
for its gardens which is a beautiful example of the terraced gardens of the
Mughals. The Pinjore Gardens lie on the Ambala Simla road, near Kalka. It is planned by a
Fidai Khan in the region of Jehangir. At present the garden belongs to Haryana to whose
share it came, in1966 at the time of formation of the state. Haryana government
has spent considerable sum of money on the improvement of the garden and
buildings. The results has been quite breathtaking.
Hissar
Hissar was the biggest district in
Haryana.
It has now been spilt
in to three - the new districts being Bhiwani and Sirsa. The towns of
Fatehabad and Hissar were founded by Firoz Shah Tughlak in the 14th century. Its
historical monuments include the minarets of Jama Masjid, Feroz Shah's palace,
the summer house outside the fort, Baholshah's mosque, the tomb of Chalis Haliz
and the Ashokan Pillar. The district has made
striking progress during the last few years both in agriculture and
industry. The Haryana Agricultural university and the Government Live stock farm
(biggest in Asia) are located here. Hissar is now the head quarters of the second
division in Haryana.
Sirsa
One of the oldest towns of
Haryana,
Sirsa is named after the
Shirish Ban, a large forest which once existed here. The place was founded by clearing
this forest. Sirsa finds mention in the Mahabharatha, Nakul one of the
Pandava brothers, proceeded to Sirsa after conquering Rohtak.
Hansi
Hansi was founded by one Asa Ram
Jat came to be known as Ashi and later it became Hansi. Hansi has played an
important part in the history of Haryana during the mediaeval period. It
has been the centre of several political conflicts. It was an important
administrative unit during the Mughals. Later it became famous as the capital of
the Irish adventurer George Thomas.
Bhiwani
This is an important town in
Haryana.
As a result of the
reorganization of the districts, it has now become headquarters of a
district. It was a very important business and commercial centre. The
archeological discoveries at Mitathal suggest that this area was a
part of the Harappan Civilization.
Mahendragarh
This
town and its surrounding villages are said to have their origin in the
days of Raja Anangpal, ruler of Ajmer and the grandfather of Prithviraj Chauhan.
Other parts of the district came into being during the
Mughal time. Later this area came successively under the control of the
Marathas, The Nawab of Jhajjar and the British. Recently its Dadri Tehsil has
gone to Bhiwani but Rewari from Gurgaon has been added to it.
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