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Know Your Haryana
हरियाणा के सभी 22 जिलों की आसान जानकारी — परीक्षा में पूछे जाने वाले तथ्यों के साथ।
Quick facts
- Present state
- Became a separate state on 1 November 1966, carved out of Punjab; the 17th state of India.
- Capital
- Chandigarh, shared with Punjab. The common High Court is also at Chandigarh.
- Districts
- 22 districts as listed here; check the latest official list, as new districts have been proposed.
- Major rivers
- Yamuna on the east; Ghaggar, Markanda and other seasonal rivers; the Western Yamuna Canal system irrigates much of the state.
- Legislature
- Vidhan Sabha of 90 seats; 10 Lok Sabha and 5 Rajya Sabha members.
- State symbols
- Animal: Blackbuck · Bird: Black francolin · Tree: Peepal · Flower: Lotus.
All 22 districts
Ambala
HQ: Ambala
- Army cantonment
- Scientific instruments industry
Bhiwani
HQ: Bhiwani
- 'Little Cuba' for boxing
- Tosham hills
Charkhi Dadri
HQ: Charkhi Dadri
- Made a district in 2016
Faridabad
HQ: Faridabad
- Surajkund Crafts Mela
- Major industrial city
Fatehabad
HQ: Fatehabad
- Named after Fateh Khan, son of Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Gurugram
HQ: Gurugram
- Millennium City
- Sultanpur National Park
- Manesar industrial belt
Hisar
HQ: Hisar
- Rakhigarhi (Harappan site)
- Haryana Agricultural University
- Hisar-e-Firuza
Jhajjar
HQ: Jhajjar
- AIIMS Jhajjar (Badsa)
- Bahadurgarh
Jind
HQ: Jind
- Pandu-Pindara temple
- Jayanti Devi temple
Kaithal
HQ: Kaithal
- Ancient Kapisthala
- Rice belt
Karnal
HQ: Karnal
- Birthplace of Kalpana Chawla
- National Dairy Research Institute
- Battle of Karnal (1739)
Kurukshetra
HQ: Kurukshetra
- Brahma Sarovar
- Jyotisar (Gita Upadesh)
- Mahabharata war
Mahendragarh
HQ: Narnaul
- Dhosi Hill
Nuh
HQ: Nuh
- Formerly Mewat
Palwal
HQ: Palwal
- Gateway to Haryana from Delhi
Panchkula
HQ: Panchkula
- Pinjore Gardens
- Morni Hills
- Kalka
Panipat
HQ: Panipat
- Three Battles of Panipat
- City of Weavers (handloom)
- Neeraj Chopra's district
Rewari
HQ: Rewari
- Brass utensils
- Linked with Hemu
Rohtak
HQ: Rohtak
- Maharshi Dayanand University
- PGIMS Rohtak
- Murrah buffalo region
Sirsa
HQ: Sirsa
- Ghaggar river
- Cotton belt
Sonipat
HQ: Sonipat
- Murthal parathas
- One of the five 'prasthas' of the Mahabharata
Yamunanagar
HQ: Yamunanagar
- Plywood industry
- Kalesar National Park
Summary for exam revision. Always confirm figures against the latest official sources.