Jodhpur District is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city of Jodhpur is the administrative headquarters of the district.
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Geography
The district is located in the western Rajasthan of India. The district is bounded on the north by Bikaner District, on the northeast by Nagaur District, on the southeast and south by Ajmer District, on the southwest by Pali District, and on the west and northwest by Jaisalmer District.
The district stretches between 26 00’ and 27 37’ at north Latitude and between 72 55’ and 73 52’ at East Longitude. This district is situated at the height between 250-300 meters above sea level.
Administrative setup
there are five sub-divisions in the district: Jodhpur, Shergarh, Phalodi, Piparcity and Osian. Each sub-division is a tehsil headquarters also, while Luni in Jodhpur and Bilara in Piparcity are additional tehsils. In addition to these there are four independent sub-tehsils:Balesar, Bap, Jhanwar and Tinwari.
Jodhpur City is Municipal Corporation, while Bilara, Phalodi and Piparcity are Municipal Councils. There are 1157 villages under 339 Gram Panchayats.
History
Jodhpur is the historic center of the Marwar region. The district contains Mandore, the ancient capital of the Pratihara Rajput kings (6th-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 Rajput dynasty until after Indian Independence in 1947.
Tourism
Jodhpur is famous for its rich history. It is also referred as the Blue City and "Sun City". Blue City is derived due to the blue tinge to the whitewashed houses around the Mehrangarh Fort. Other notable places of interest are the Umaid Bhawan Palace which currently serves as a portion for the residence of current Maharaja Gaj Singh's family and remaining portion is a 5 star hotel under the Taj Group of Hotels.
The market at the Nai Sarak area is one of the most famous shopping areas sought after by the locals as well as the visitors in Jodhpur. From Jodhpur, the popular item is Jodhpuri Juti and Lehanga Kurti.
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