Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer, nicknamed "The Golden City", is a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The town is located on a ridge of yellowish sandstone which contains a palace and temples. It lies in the middle of the Thar Desert and has a population of about 78,000. It is the capital of Jaisalmer District. The city is named after Rawal Jaisal.[1]
Gallery
- Jaisalmer Fort
- View from Jaisalmer Fort
- Old city
- Trading in old city
- Jaisalmer Fort
- Fort palace
- Patwon Ki haveli
- Lake Gadsisar
Notable people
- Queen Harish, folk dancer
- Malika Jahan, Jaisalmer princess, and wife of Mughal emperor Jahangir
References
- Balfour, Edward (1885). The cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia. Original from Oxford University: B. Quaritch. p. 406.
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