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Best Time to Visit : October to March
One of the most important city of Haryana, which is known as as a counter-magnet city for the National Capital Region to develop as an alternative center of growth to Delhi. It is one of the historical city, which was dominated by the several major dynasties such as the great Mauryans in the third century BC, Tughlaqs, Mughals and the British Empire. It was unified with the state of Punjab, and in 1966, when Punjab was separated, Hisar became the part of Haryana. Hisar town was founded by a Muslim ruler, Firozshah Tughlaq in 1354 A.D, which was originally known as ‘Hisar Firoza or Hisar-e-Firoza. The meaning of ‘Hisar’ is ‘Fort’, which is an Arabic word.
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Agroha Dham, Hisar: The temple is in Agroha, a village in district Hisar. Its construction started in 1976 and was completed in eight years in 1984. The central section is dedicated to goddess Mahalaxmi, also the main deity of the shrine, western and the eastern sections are dedicated respectively to goddess Saraswati and Maharaja Agarsen, the ruler of Agroha state some three thousand years back.
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Firoz Shah Palace Complex, Hisar: The town of Hisar consisted of a walled settlement inside the fort which had four gates, Delhi gate, Mori gate, Nagauri gate and Talaqi gate. The palace houses a mosque by the name of Lat ki Masjid.
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Rakhigarhi, Hisar: It is also known as Rakhi Shahpur in Rakhi Khas which is a village in Hisar. Its historical importance was discovered through excavations conducted first in 1963 and again in 1997 by the Archaeological Survey of India.
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Agroha Mound, Hisar: It is named after Agroha where it is situated at 1.5 km. Other discoveries included seals bearing Prakrit words and many beads of semi-precious stones, sand idols and artefacts such as masks, terracotta animals, utensils and toys. Agroha mound is flanked by a temple complex on one side and Sheela Mata Temple on the other.
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Ancient Gumbad, Hisar: It is in a center of Hisar city; the square tomb has arched openings on all its four sides. The lower half portion of the tomb is built with blocks dressed kankar stone. The upper half is made of lakhauri bricks.
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St. Thomas Church, Hisar: It is located on the national highway No. 10 in the city of Hisar in Haryana, the church was built in 4years starting from December` 1860 to May` 1864. The design and construction of the church imbibes the main features of Victorian style architecture. The church houses an altar, a pulpit for sermons, a vestry and a baptistery for baptizing the Christians by giving them names.
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Barsi Gate, Hisar: It is in the south of the city of Hansi, 26km east of Hisar. t is one of the five main entry gates to the city; the other four are Delhi Gate, Hisar Gate, Gosain Gate and Umra Gate. The imperial gate stands on the outer defense wall of the Hansi Fort in the busy bazar of the city.
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Durgah Char Qutab, Hisar: It is in Hansi near Hisar, the mausoleum complex of four celebrated Sufi saints. The tombs were initially located near a small mosque in the city, but later a larger mosque was built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq on the northern side of the durgah. It is believed that the monument was constructed at this place because the celebrated Sufi saint Baba Farid used to pray and meditate here.
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Fort of Prithviraj, Hisar: It is in the city of Hansi in the Hisar district. As the name suggests, the fort was built by the famous Rajput warrior of the same name in 12th century. The gates of the forts are carved with beautiful image of Hindu gods and goddesses as well birds and animals. Firoz Shah Tughlaq later built a tunnel connecting Hansi with Hisar for strategic reasons.
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Lohari Ragho, Hisar: It is a large historical village, and is located around 52kms in the east of the city of Hisar. The village is home to three historic mounds whose roots can be traced to Sothi-Siswal ceramic period.
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Suncity Mall
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Metropolis Mall
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City Star Mall
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Eminent Mall
Places of Worship:
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Hanuman mandir
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Devi Bhawna Mandir
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Kali Mata Mandir
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Budh Santla Mandir
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Bishnoi Mandir
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Baba Harsukhpuri Mandir
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Gurudwara Bakshish Gaddi Gurdwara
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Vinod Nagar Gurdwara
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Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Gurudwara
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Gurudwara Bhagat Singh Colony
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Hisar Mosque
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Durgah Char Qutab
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St. Thomas Church
Places of Worship:
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Splash Water Park Hisar
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Suncity Mall
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Metropolis Mall
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City Star Mall
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Eminent Mall
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By Air- There are no regular flights from other major cities of the country to Hisar, nearest airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport, about 154 km away from Hisar.
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By Railway - Hisar is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular trains.
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By Road – You can easily get regular buses to Hisar from other major cities of the country.
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