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Bikaner (bĭkənēr`), former native state, NW India. The state is now part of Rajasthan state. The region, almost entirely in the Thar desert, raises sheep and camels, spins and weaves wool, and mines coal. The city of Bikaner (1991 pop. 416,289), the capital of the former state, was founded in 1488. Manufactures include glass, pottery, shoes, chemicals, and electrical products. There are several beautiful 16th-century Rajput palaces and five colleges affiliated with the Univ. of Rajasthan. Bikaner a walled city in NW India, in Rajasthan: capital of the former state of Bikaner, on the edge of the Thar Desert. Pop.: 529 007 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This year's winner of Indian Idol, Sandeep Acharya, became known as "the boy from Bikaner," a town in northwestern India. We report 11 cases of severe Plasmodium vivax malaria in Bikaner (western India). See Krishna and Radha in a grove (illustration to a dispersed Bhagavata Purana series; Bikaner, Rajasthan; ca. |
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