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

Jaisalmer Media

The Bhati kingdom, marked as Multan in 800 CE
Jaisalmer Fort, built in 1156 AD by the Rajput Rawal (ruler) Jaisal.
Jailsalmer State (orange) within Rajputana (yellow), 1909.
This is the royal standard of erstwhile Jaisalmer Princely State.[1] It continues to be royal flag of Bhatis. The flag still fly over the Jaisalmer fort and private properties of Bhatti.
Sam sand dunes near Jaisalmer
Bada Bagh and windmill farms of Jaisalmer.
The Jaisalmer fort in Rajasthan.
From a boat.
Bada Bagh (Royal Family Cenetophs)
Kuldhara, an abandoned village

References

↑ Balfour, Edward (1885). The cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia. Original from Oxford University: B. Quaritch. p. 406.

[Balfour-1] 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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