Kaithal
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- Locality
- Kaithal
- Region
- Haryana
- Country
- India
- Population
- 144,915
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kaithal
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Hindi
- Settlement.other_name
- Kapisthal
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pehowa Chowk, Kaithal.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Pehowa Chowk, Kaithal
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Haryana#India3
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Haryana, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Haryana
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kaithal
- Settlement.named_for
- Hanuman
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipal Council Kaithal
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 250
- Image
- Ruins of Kaithal fortress, Haryana.jpg
- Dialing code
- 1746
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- Commons category
- Kaithal
- postal code
- 136027
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Travel guide
Get in
Kaithal is well connected to the big cities by road. From Chandigarh, drive along the National Highway NH-65.
The closest airports are Chandigarh Airport () and Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (), which are and away respectively.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
~18 min read
Article
34 sectionsContents
- History
- Mythology
- Early and medieval history
- Modern history
- Geographics
- Topography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Tourism
- Kaithal Fort
- Bhai ki Haveli
- Stepwell
- Tomb of Razia Sultan
- One of the highest flags of India
- 48 Kos Temples
- Vidkyar Teerth (Vriddh Kedaar)
- Shree Gyarah Rudri Mandir
- Religious tourism
- Anjani Teela
- Ancient Khandeshwar Temple
- Gyrah Rudri Shiva Temple
- Sikh gurudwaras
- Islamic
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Educational Institutes
- Universities
- Colleges
- Schools
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Kaithal () is a city and municipal council in the Kaithal district of the Indian state of Haryana. Kaithal was previously a part of Karnal district and later, Kurukshetra district until 1 November 1989, when it became the headquarters of Kaithal. It shares a border with the Patiala district of state Punjab and the Kurukshetra, Jind and Karnal districts of Haryana. Kaithal district is situated in the North-West of the Haryana state. Its North-West boundaries, which include Guhla-Cheeka are attached to Punjab.
==History==
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