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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 |
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. |
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