Sujangarh (India)
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Name (Latin)
Sujangarh (India)
Other forms of name
Kharbuji-ka-kot (India)
Coordinates
74.47 74.47 27.7 27.7 (gooearth )
E0742800 E0742800 N0274200 N0274200 (geonames )
Associated country
India
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 27°42ʹ00ʺN 074°28ʹ00ʺE)
- Where is it, 1976:p. 20 (Sujangarh, 27.7°N, 74.5°E)
- Rajasthan (India). Chief Town Planner. Draft master plan for Sujangarh, 1986-2006, 1988:p. 1 (Sujangarh town located in southern part of Churu District in Thar Desert; was known as Kharbuji-ka-kot; founded by Maharaja Surat Singh)
- Lipp.(Sujangarh, town, N. central Rajasthan, Ind., 75 mi. ESE of Bikaner)
- Where is it, 1976:p. 20 (Sujangarh, 27.7p0sN, 74.5p0sE)
Wikipedia description:
Sujangarh is a city and Sub District in Churu District in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, India. Sujangarh lies on the Churu city-Pali Highway (NH 65) and Hanumangarh-Kishangarh Mega Highway. The town is well known for a second Tirupati Balaji Temple.The first one being in Tirumala – the Tirupati Balaji Venkateshwar Mandir. It is the first of its kind built in South Indian style, in Rajasthan. Lord Shiva Temple on Sujangarh Road in Thardaa and Dungar Balaji on Sujangarh - Dungar Balaji Road in Gopalpura are other two nearby Hindu temples that are popular. Sri Devsagar Singhee Jain Mandir at Sujangarh is a century-old Jain Tirth that is located within the town.
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