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Also known as Hissar

city in Haryana, India

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Place details

Locality
Hisar
Region
Haryana
Country
India
Population
307,024
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Country
India
State
Haryana
District
Hisar
Division
Hisar
Founded by
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Type
Municipal Corporation
Body
Hisar Municipal Corporation
Mayor
Praveen Popli ( BJP )
Lok sabha mp
Jai Parkash ( INC )
Mla
Savitri Jindal ( IND )
Municipal commissioner
Niraj ( IAS )
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Total
301,249
Official
Hindi
Regional
Bagri , Haryanvi
Time zone
UTC+5:30 ( IST )
Unlocode
IN HSS
Telephone code
91-1662 xxx xxx

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Wikidata facts

Population
307024
Elevation
215
Image
Hisar Montage.jpg
Dialing code
1662
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Commons category
Hisar (city)
postal code
125001
inception
1833-00-00
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Travel guide

Understand

Originating and radially spreading from Rakhi Garhi, Hisar is the cradle of 8000 years old Indus Valley Civilization, that is also the home of Ashoka's pillar, Feroz Shah's fort complex, museums, 3 universities and centre of steel production. It is in the heart of the triangle of national capital Delhi, state capital Chandigarh and Rajasthan's historic capital Jaipur. It is easily accessible as a good stopover. It is in the jat heartland of brave soldiers, rustic farmers, renowned educators (3 universities) and India's richest businesses (Jindal Group and Zee Group). It retains a small town charm with all the affordable modern facilities without the big city price tag.

Get in

thumb|right|Fort built by Feroz Shah Tughlaq

Get around

Auto rickshaws are easily available from the early morning till late at night. After business hours, auto rickshaws can still be found at the bus station, railway station and major roundabouts.

See

Agroha Dhaam Agroha Mound Guru Jambheshwar University Gyankendra Sai Temple Sec 13 Sati Mandir Sec 16,17 Ladwa Gaushala and Cancer Hospital Village Ladwa

Do

MG Cinema, Bypass Road Suncity Mall, Delhi Road

Other Water park in summers

Buy

Gajarpak, special carrot-based condensed milk pudding of Hisar Haryana Handloom and Khadi products near Nagori Gate Peda, special condensed milk sweet of Hisar Tailor made clothes Traditional Jutti

Eat

Banarasi Dass Halwai for special sweets from the 18th century, famous for Malpura, Rabri and Gajarpaak Imarti from Goswami Sweets Nagori Gate. Lazeez Restaurant for lunch and dinner North Indian and Italian dishes Pahuja Juice for South Indian and Chinese foods speciality Ram chat Bhandar for street food tastes like Aaloo lachha tokri PLA Market street for variety spicy foods, such as Paneer Tikka, Soya Chaap, hot dog and Momos Volga Bakery for instant baked superior quality foods, snacks, baked products and pizzas For non-vegetarian cuisine, there are few very good places, including Avinash Chicken Corner at Camp Chowk and another at Kabab PLA market.

Drink

Lassi Malai maar kr from Kalu Lasi wala at Parijat chowk Rabri Glass from Ram Chat bhandar Hot milk (only available in evening) at Goswami Sweets Nagori gate

Go next

Chandigarh, 250 km Delhi, 170 km Jaipur

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

Hisar (pronunciation), also known as Hissar, is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district in the state of Haryana in northwestern India. It is located 164 km (102 mi) to the west of the national capital New Delhi, and has been identified as a counter-magnet city for the National Capital Region to develop as an alternative center of growth to Delhi.

The city was ruled by several major powers, including the Mauryans in the third century BC, the Tughlaqs in the 14th century, the Mughals in the 16th century, and the British in the 19th century. After India achieved independence, it was unified with the state of Punjab. When the Punjab was divided in 1966, Hisar became part of Haryana.

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