Haryana

Haryana is a state in north India. Neighboring states are Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna acts as the eastern boundary between Haryana and the states of Uttaranchal & Uttar Pradesh.Seasonal rivers like Ghaggar River, Markanda, Tangri, Sahibi etc pass through the state. It is divided into four divisions for administrative purpose - Ambala, Rohtak, Gurgaon and Hissar. There are 20 districts, 47 sub-divisions, 67 tehsils, 45 sub-tehsils and 116 blocks. Haryana has a total of 81 cities and towns. It has 6,759 villages. An area of 1,553 km˛ is covered by forest. Haryana has four main geographical features. Shivalik Hills ,Yamuna - Ghaggar (Saraswati) plain ,Semi-desert sandy plain ,Aravalli Range.

Haryana virtually the "green state", surrounds Delhi on three sides. Primarily an agricultural state with a few industrial areas coming up, it lays just a short drive away from the main state of Delhi.

The history of Haryana dates back to the epics. Kurukshetra where the battle of Mahabharata was fought, is situated in Haryana.

Haryana has numerous tourist attractions some of which are- the Badhkal Lake, Suraj Kund, Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Dumdamma Lake, Sohna etc. For the occasional tourists, Haryana has developed and maintained many parks and lakes.