Jodhpur (India
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Name (Hebrew)
ג'ודפור (הודו : מחוז)
Name (Latin)
Jodhpur (India : District)
Other forms of name
Jodhpur District (India)
Jodhapura (India : District)
Coordinates
73.01583333 73.01583333 26.28055556 26.28055556 (gooearth )
Associated country
India
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- BGN 7-27-84(Jodhpur, ADM2, 26°45ʹN, 72°45 E)
- Jodhapura, 1995:prelim. p. 1 (Jila paricaya -- Jodhapura = जोधपुर)
- Basic and human resources of Jodhpur District, 1982:t.p. (Jodhpur District)
- BGN 7-27-84(Jodhpur, ADM2, 26p0s45ʹN, 72p0s45 E)
- Jodhapura, 1995:prelim. p. 1 (Jila paricaya -- Jodhapura)
Wikipedia description:
Jodhpur district (IPA: [ˈd͡ʒoːd̪ʱ.pʊɾ]) is a district in the State of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. As of the 2011 census, it is the second highest populated district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaipur district. Jodhpur is the historic center of the Marwar region. The district contains Mandore, the ancient capital of the Pratihara Rajput kings (8th-13th centuries), and the Pratiharas' temple city of Osiyan. Jodhpur was founded in the 15th century by Rao Jodha, and served as the capital of the kingdom of Marwar under the Rathore dynasty until after Indian Independence in 1947.
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