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Ajmer

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Ajmer (ăjmēr`, əj–), former state, NW India. Now part of Rajasthan state, it formerly consisted of two detached areas surrounded by Rajasthan and was identical with the former British province of Ajmer-Merwara. The city of

Ajmer (1991 pop. 402,700), the former capital and now a district administrative center, was founded in the 12th cent. The city is a trade center and has cotton mills and railroad shops. Manufactures include wool textiles, hosiery, shoes, soap, and pharmaceuticals. Marble is quarried nearby. Ajmer was a Mughal Mughal (m
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 military base; it was there that Jehangir received Sir Thomas Roe, ambassador of James I of England. A Jain temple (constructed 1153; now a mosque), the tomb of the Muslim saint Muin-al-din Hasan Chishti, and a palace of Akbar Akbar (ăk`bär), 1542–1605, Mughal emperor of India (1556–1605); son of Humayun , grandson of Babur .
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 are the most notable historic buildings. Mayo Rajkumar College is in Ajmer.


Ajmer
a city in NW India, in Rajasthan: textile centre. Pop.: 485 197 (2001)


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One man was arrested, and police were looking for a second suspect in the killing of manager Gill Ajmer Singh, 49, of Sylmar.
Tilonia is a village between Ajmer and Jaipur in Rajasthan with all the problems of that hot and dry part of the world.
Absolute Asia will lead a seven-day tour of India that includes visits to Agra and the Taj Mahal; the "Pink City" of Jaipur, the center of India's gem trade; Ajmer for an elephant ride to its fort; and New Delhi's markets and temples.
 
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