With Uttar Pradesh in the
east, Punjab in the west, Himachal Pradesh in the north and Rajasthan in the
south, Haryana is a small state lying at the crossroads of the country. This
is also called "Green Land". It was a part of Punjab state but it was separated
from it in 1966. It is an agricultural as well as an industrial state. It has
also a good tourism department.
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FACTS
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Languages |
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Hindi and Punjabi . |
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Crops |
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Cotton, Barley, millet, oilseeds, rice, sugarcane and wheat. |
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Industries |
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Cement, cycles, Diary, Paper and Sugar. |
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Airports |
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Chandigarh, Hisar, Jind, Karnal, Narnaul, Bhiwani and Pinjore. |
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Time to visit |
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October to March |
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Festivals |
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Holi- Feb, Baisakhi- April,Teek-July. |
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PLACES
OF INTEREST
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| Ambala |
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Sikh pilgrim center. |
| Faridabad |
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Industrial center. |
| Gurgaon |
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Industrial center. |
| Karnal |
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Historic walled city, Livestock center. |
| Kurushetra |
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Historic town and pilgrim center. |
| Panipat |
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Historic town, Babar's mosque. |
| Surajkund |
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Temple ruins, forts, boating and fishing. |
