Naraingarh
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Naraingarh (also: Narayangarh) is a town, municipal committee and assembly constituency in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana, located on the border with the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Due to its geographical location, Naraingarh plays an important role in local tourism, being located 39 km from Ambala, the district headquarter, 52 km (32 miles) of Chandigarh, the state capital, 144 km (89 miles) of Shimla, and 230 km (142 miles) of New Delhi.
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Place details
- Locality
- Naraingarh
- Region
- Haryana
- Country
- India
- Population
- 22,832
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Naraingarh
- Settlement.other_name
- Narayangarh
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Mc-park-naraingarh.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Mc-park-naraingarh
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Haryana#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Haryana, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haryana
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ambala
- Settlement.founder
- Raja Lakshmi Narain King of Sirmaur
- Settlement.named_for
- Raja Lakshmi Narain of Sirmaur State
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 481
- Settlement.population_total
- 28,832
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Ambala district
- Area
- 481
- Elevation
- 294
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Mc-park-naraingarh.jpg
- Dialing code
- 1734
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- postal code
- 134203
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Etymology
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- Climate
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- Population
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Naraingarh (also: Narayangarh) is a town, municipal committee and assembly constituency in the Ambala district of the Indian state of Haryana, located on the border with the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Due to its geographical location, Naraingarh plays an important role in local tourism, being located 39 km from Ambala, the district headquarter, 52 km (32 miles) of Chandigarh, the state capital, 144 km (89 miles) of Shimla, and 230 km (142 miles) of New Delhi.
==Etymology== The name Naraingarh (Narayangarh) is a portmanteau of Narayana and Garh. Narayana refers to Hindu god Narayana, is the supreme absolute being in Hinduism and is considered as the supreme deity in Vaishnavism, while Garh means fort.
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