General
Information : Area : 44.76 sq. kms.
Clothing:
Summer : Light Tropicals
Winter : Woolens
Season:
Winter : Oct. - March
Summer : April - June
Language:
Rajasthani, Hindi & English
Alwar,
amongst the Rajput principalities was closest to imperial Delhi, influencing
the people and history of the region, formerly known as Mewat. The people of
Alwar developed a hardy, but carefree attitude to life. They did not submit
to alien rule, and often rebelled. They were daring adventurers and
marauders in the 12th and 13th centuries they banded together and raided
Delhi at night. The western gates of the capital had to be barred every
evening against their coming. Sultan Balban (1267-1287) finally crushed
their disorganized resistance and as a result they came under Muslim rule.
In 1771 AD, Maharaja Pratap Singh, a Kuchhwaha Rajput belonging to the same
clan as the one that ruled Jaipur, won back Alwar and founded a principality
of his own. Alwar lies equidistant from Delhi and Jaipur. The Aravallis
break up in a beautiful little valley with small hills and rocky crags
before trailing of in the final spine that runs right up to and through
Delhi. Known there as the ridge. The city nestles between several small
hills, on the most prominent of which stands a dramatically forbidding fort,
lakes and valleys thickly wooded in parts, have made this area the haunt of
animals and birds. Rich wildlife, Alwar has one of the finest sanctuaries in
Rajasthan.
Air:
Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur lie on the airlines route that links Delhi
and Mumbai.
Rail: Most of the Rajasthan is accessible by a
network of Rail services. The Shatabdi Express is an excellent to Ajmer via
Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan from Delhi. The trains offer vestibuled,
chair sitting rail service.
Road: The State Roadways,
coaches links most tourist places, centers in and around the state.
Chauffeor - driven, air condition cars can be hire from your approved
agents.
Alwar lies on Delhi-Jaipur-Ahmedabad route.
| Agra |
166 kms |
| Bharatpur |
116 kms |
| Deeg |
76 kms |
| Delhi |
170 kms |
| Jaipur |
148 kms |
| Pushkar |
292 kms |
| Sariska |
35 kms |
| Sawai Madhopur |
275 kms |
