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Panchkula

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Panchkula district is one of the 22 districts of the state of Haryana. Historically, the name Panchkula originated from the names of five irrigation canals or clans. The district headquarters is located in the city of Panchkula, which is 11 km from the state capital Chandigarh.  Nada Sahib Gurudawara Panchkula is a planned satellite city of Chandigarh Capital Region. Panchkula district was formed on 15 August 1995 as the 17th district of the Indian state of Haryana. This region has been associated with the Aryans, Pandavas, Kushans and Gupta dynasties. The prestigious Chandi Mandir cantonment headquarters of the Indian Western Command is also located in the city of Panchkula. PWD Rest House Area Geographically, the district covers an area of 898 sq. km. The district is divided into 2 sub-districts, 5 towns and 219 villages. The district has five towns namely Panchkula, Barwala, Pinjore, Kalka and Raipur Rani. Morni, the only hill station of Haryana, is also in the same district. Dist

Travel Haridwar

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Haridwar is an antiquated city in Uttarakhand , India. The River Ganga, in the wake of streaming for 253 kilometres (157 mi) from its source at Gaumukh at the edge of the Gangotri Glacier, enters the Indo-Gangetic Plains of North India interestingly at Haridwar, which gave the city its old name, Gangadwara. The city is close to Dehradun in the north, Pauri Garhwal in the east and the Uttar Pradesh areas of Muzaffarnagar and Bijnor in the south and Saharanpur in the west.  Haridwar Junction Haridwar is known as one of the seven holiest spots of Hindus. Kumbha Mela, arranged every year  in Haridwar. Amid the Haridwar Kumbh Mela, a huge number of pioneers, fans, and voyagers gather in Haridwar to perform formal bathing on the banks of the waterway of Ganges to wash away their transgressions to accomplish Moksha. Brahma Kund, the spot where the Amrit fell, is situated at Har ki Pauri and is thought to be the most popular ghats of Haridwar.  Education Haridwar