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- The city was founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha.
- Jodhpur is called the Sun City.
- It is also often called the Blue City due to the blue-painted houses around the Mehrangarh Fort.
- It is situated just northwest of the Luni River on a sterile tract of land covered with high sandhills.
- Bikaner-
- Bikaner city is the district headquarters which was founded in 1486 AD by Rao Bika, a Rajput ruler, and is the fourth largest city of the State.
- The district is divided into five sub-divisions. They are-
- Bikaner North.
- Nokha.
- Loonkaransar.
- Khajuwala.
- Sridungargarh.
- Bharatpur-
- Bharatpur, also known as ‘Eastern Gate of Rajasthan’, is located in the Braj region 180 km away from Delhi.
- Bharatpur city is the district headquarters and is also known by the name of Lohagarh.
- It is situated very close to the main cities of Rajasthan and other states.
- Ajmer-
- Ajmer got its name from 'Ajay Meru' or the invincible hill. Here he built India's first hill fort, Taragarh.
- Ajmer is a popular pilgrimage center for the Hindus as well as the Muslims.
- As the final resting place of the great Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Hasan Chisti.
- Muslims from all over the world revere the Dargah Sharif, where the saint lies buried and locally equally revered by both the Hindus and the Muslims.
- Ajmer is also the base for visiting Pushkar about 14 km away.
- The abode of Lord Brahma the Pushkar lake is a sacred spot for the Hindus.
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