General Knowledge : About Haryana State

General Knowledge : About Haryana State

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Haryana is a state of India. Here is given some information about Haryana state. It will be really helpful to the students andgeneral readers of this blog. This study material is free of cost.

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In a Sanskrit inscription of 1328 A.D., The word Hariana
occurs. This inscription is available at the Delhi Museum.

Capital of Haryana is at Chandigarh, It is designed by a
Swiss born French architect, Le Corbusier.

Three important battles have been fought in Panipat (Haryana)
in 1526, 1556 and 1761.

People of Haryana joined the Indian leaders in the
revolt of 1857 against the British Govt.

Number of Districts in Haryana is 22.

Headquarter of Mahendergarh district is at Narnaul.

First Governor of Haryana was Sh. Dharmvir

First Chief Minister of Haryana was Sh. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma.

Haryana came into being as a state of India on November 1, 1966.

Main languages of Haryana are Hindi and Punjabi.

Rivers in Haryana - Ghaggar, Yamuna.

Mountains in Haryana - Lower Shivalik Range, Rewari
Upland, Delhi Range.

Lakes in Haryana are at Sirajkhand, Badkhal, Chakarvaty,
National Park, Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary.

Morni Hills is the only Hill Station of Haryana.

There are many archaeological sites in Haryana i.e. 
Mitathal in Bhiwani district, Kunal and Banawali in 
Fatehbad district, Rakhigarhi and Agroha in Hissar, have 
evidence of Harappan Culture.

Sources:  Manorama Year Book, 2018