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AJMER
AJMER
Best Tourist Season (September - March)
Airport: Nearest Airport is Jaipur 132 km.
Railway: Ajmer is linked by rail with Agra, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Dehradun, Jaipur, Kanpur, Mumbai,
Patna, Kolkata and Udaipur
Road: Bikaner 290 km, Bundi 165 km, Chittaurgarh 188 km, Deogarh 150 km, Delhi 395 km, Jaipur 135 km, Jodhpur 210 km, Kishangarh 25 km, Khimsar 220 km, Kota 205, Makrana 110 km, Mount Abu 375 km, Pushkar 11 km, Roopangarh 50 km, Ranthambhore 260 km, Rohet 200 km, Samode 175 km, Sardar Samand 160 km, Udaipur 290 km
Introduction / Geography / Area / Climate / Demographics / Sightseeing / Excursions / wildlife
Introduction
Ajmer - a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan State, a very beautiful city surrounded by the mountain by all sides. You will see the spectacular Aravali Mountains around Ajmer. Ajmer is also known as Ajaymeru, ruled by Prithviraj Chauhan. It was a key centre of Chauhan power along with the twin capital of Delhi, but after Prithviraj Chauhan defeated by Sultan Mohammad Ghori in 1193, it had to pass through a chequered and violent history.
Ajmer has remained throughout a great centre of pilgrimage for both Hindus and Muslims.
Geography
Ajmer is situated in 26° 27, N. lat. and 74° 44, E long, on the lower slopes of Taragarh hill, in the Aravalli Range. To the north of the city is a large artificial lake, called Anasagar, adorned with a marble structure called Baradari.
Elevation 486 m (1,594 ft).
Area
Ajmer is 55.76 km (152 sq m)
Climate
Summer maximum of 44°C and minimum 3835°C
Winters maximum 24°C and minimum 16°C
Railfall 38 to 51 cm (annual)
Demographics
Population 485,197 (as of 2001 India census)
Males 52%
Females 48%
Ajmer has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%.
Male literacy is 56%, and female literacy is 44%.
In Ajmer, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Sightseeing in Jaipur
The Dargah
Shah Jahan's Mosque
Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra
Taragarh Fort
The Museum
Mayo College
The Circuite House
Excursions:
Pushkar Lake
Man Mahal
Foy Sagar
