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History of Jaisalmer Rajasthan

Jaisalmer was named after Maharawal Jaisal Singh. He built this place in 1156 AD. From 1156 to 1818, Maharawal Jaisal used to rule here, in 1818 it was snatched from them by the British army. Jaisalmer means ‘High Fort of Jaisal’, it is called the Golden City because everything here is made of yellow sand and yellow sandstone. Due to which this city looks like the Golden Sea

Jaisalmer is the largest district of Rajasthan, and at the same time, the largest district of the country. It extends from west to southwest to the border of Pakistan. Here the border of Pakistan is 471 km long.

How to reach Jaisalmer

By Air – Jaisalmer does not have an airport. The nearest airport from here is in Jodhpur, which is 294 km away. From here one can reach Jaisalmer by bus, taxi. Right now the construction of the civil airport is going on in Jaisalmer, it will be operational in a few days.

By Rail – There is direct connectivity from Jaisalmer to Bikaner, Lalgarh, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Pali, Jaipur, Alwar, Rewari, Gurgaon, Delhi, Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Kathgodam, Kashipur, and Ramnagar cities by train, whose traffic is here daily.

Apart from this, once a week trains run for Abu Road, Lucknow, Gaya, Varanasi, Mughal Sarai, Calcutta, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, and Mumbai.
Special AC train runs during Diwali, Dussehra, Summer, Winter, and Desert festivals.
The railway station of Jaisalmer is also the main station of India’s most luxurious train ‘Palace on Wheel’, people traveling on this train are also taken here.

By Road – Jaisalmer connects to National Highway 15, from here on behalf of the Government of Rajasthan, special Volvo buses also run Rajasthan tour from Delhi and Ahmedabad, as well as taxis are also available. Apart from this, private buses run from Jodhpur, Jaipur, Udaipur, Bikaner, Barmer, Mount Abu, Mumbai, Pune.

Distance of Jaisalmer from major cities of India –

Delhi – 793 km
Jaipur – 575 km
Jodhpur – 294 km
Udaipur – 522 km