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Karnal
City in Haryana, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karnal (pronunciationⓘ) is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District. City is well connected as it lies on National Highway 01 , in the south of the city lies the city of Panipat, Sonepat and in the north lies Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar city while in the east lies the river Yamuna , on the other end of which lies Saharanpur and Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh on the eastern Bank. Karnal was used by the East India Company army as a refuge during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Delhi. The Battle of Karnal between Nader Shah of Persia and the Mughal Empire took place in this city in 1739.[8]
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Karnal | |
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Clockwise from top right;
K3C Mall, Agro Mall, Sector 12 road, Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Dwar, Super Mall, Cantonment Church Tower. | |
Coordinates: 29.686°N 76.989°E / 29.686; 76.989 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Haryana |
District | Karnal |
Region | North India |
Founded by | Raja Karna |
Named for | Karna |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Karnal Municipal Corporation[1] |
• Mayor | Renu Bala Gupta |
• Municipal Commissioner | Abhishek Meena, IAS[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 87 km2 (34 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 357,334[3] |
Languages[4][5] | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Regional | Haryanvi[6] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 132001 |
Area code | 0184 |
Vehicle registration | HR-05 |
literacy rate | 84.60%[7] |
Sex ratio | 996/1000 Female/Male |
Website | karnal |