Sonipat
Sonipat district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state in northern India. The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Sonipat city which is located at a distance of 214 kilometers from the state capital Chandigarh. It is part of the National Capital Region. Historically, Sonipat was once known as Sonaprastha. Later it was called Swarnprastha. The word Swarnaprastha is made up of two words, Swarna means gold and Prastha means place. After this the name of the district became Swarnpat and is now known as Sonipat. According to ancient history, this place has been described in the great epic Mahabharata. In the year 1973, Sonipat emerged as a separate district on the map of Haryana state. Area The total area of the district is spread over 2,122 square km. It shares its borders with Panipat, Jind, Rohtak, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, State. The district is divided into 4 sub-districts namely Ganaur, Sonipat, Kharkhoda and Gohana. Furthermore, the district consists of 8...