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Bahadurgarh
Bahadurgarh (बहादुरगढ़), the Gateway of Haryana, is a city in Jhajjar district on the Delhi border, founded in 1754 and known for its footwear cluster of about 2,500 units making roughly 60% of India's non-leather footwear.
Jīnd
Jind (जींद), town and district headquarters in central Haryana, India; one of the first Sikh kingdoms, founded as Jaintapuri after Jainti Devi; 2,702 sq km district, 1,334,152 people (2011).
Kaithal
Kaithal (कैथल), also Kapisthala, is a city and district in northwestern Haryana, India, created from Kurukshetra district in 1989; known for the Razia Sultan tomb, Bhai Sikh rulers, and basmati rice trade.
Rewāri
Rewari (रेवाड़ी), city and district headquarters in southern Haryana, India, 82 km from Delhi; formed as a district on 1 November 1989, known for its 1873 railway junction, brass and revri trades, Hemu, the 1857 uprising under Rao Tula Ram, and the Dharuhera-Bawal auto industry.
Sirsa, Haryana
Sirsa (सिरसा) is a city in Haryana, India, headquarters of the state's westernmost and largest district (4,276 km²). Ancient Sairishaka/Sarsuti on the Ghaggar; refounded 1837; district re-formed 1975; cotton and kinnow belt.
Sonīpat
Sonīpat (सोनीपत, also Sonepat): city and district headquarters in Haryana, India, about 20 km north of Delhi in the National Capital Region; Sanskrit suvarna prastha, "gold place"; district formed from Rohtak on 22 December 1972; Municipal Corporation since 2015.
Thānesar
Thanesar is a town in Kurukshetra district, Haryana, India, named after the Shiva temple of Sthaneshwar and capital of emperor Harshavardhana, who ruled from 606 to 647.
Yamuna Nagar
Yamuna Nagar (Yamunanagar), Haryana industrial city and district headquarters, twin city with Jagadhri; district formed 1989 from Ambala; 2011 population 1,214,205; produces nearly half of India's plywood; Hathnikund barrage on the Yamuna.