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Aravalli Hills

(ərä`vəlē), hill system, N India, stretching 350 mi (560 km) through Rajasthan state. Divided into the Sambhar-Sirohi and the Sambhar-Khetri ranges, the hills contain a variety of minerals, including large amounts of quartzite. Most of the hills are 1,000 to 3,000 ft (300 to 900 m) in elevation and from 6 to 60 mi (10 to 100 km) in width. The peak of Guru Sikhar on Mount Abu, which is 5,645 ft (1,720 m) in elevation, is the highest of the range.
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Only in May, the Haryana forest department hastily withdrew an order, exempting kikar and mesquite, the predominant tree species across its Aravalli Range, from the purview of the Punjab Land Preservation Act 1990, which prohibits " cutting ( or) setting on fire of trees." The government admitted that the order was " mistaken."
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Mount Abu, Dec 31 (ANI): Chilly weather and cold wave may be disturbing people elsewhere, but it has brought smiles on the faces of tourists in Mount Abu, the hilly town situated on the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan.
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