Karnal Tourism, Haryana India
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Karnal Fast Facts
- State: Haryana
- District: Karnal
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- Population: 1,505,324 (2011)
- Religions: Hindu, Muslim
- Area: 1,967 km2
- Altitude: 235 to 252 meters
- Language: Hindi, Haryanabi
- Best Season: October to March
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- Local Transport: Bus, Taxi, Auto Riksaw
- Pincode: 132001
- STDCode: 0184
Karnal, India Overview
Karnal city is situated at Haryana state of India. It is believe that Karnal city was founded by Kauravas at the time of Mahabharata epic, for the King Karna. Karnal is only 123 km from Delhi on the National Highway-1 (NH-1) and only 126 km from Chandigarh. Karnal is famous for the manufacturing of shoes, the production of basmati rice, and for its many agricultural research institutes.
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Karnal, India History
Karnal district was one of the districts of Punjab state. It became one of the seven districts of Haryana state at the time of its inception on 1 November 1966. Later Kurukshetra district was separated from it on 23 January 1973, Kaithal district was separated from it on 1 November 1989. Panipat district was merged with it on 24 July 1991 but again separated from this district on 1 January 1992.
The origin of "Karnal" is Karnalaya, which means home of Karna. Karna is the popular character of Mahabharata.