“Siwana”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

词条

Siwana

释义

Fort
Geography
Tourism
Administration
References

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}{{Infobox settlement
| name = Siwana
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Gadh Siwana (Gadh = Fort)
| nickname =
| settlement_type = City
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Rajasthan#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rajasthan, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25|37|59|N|72|25|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Rajasthan
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Barmer district
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Tehsil and Sub Division
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 184
| population_total = 213648
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi& Marwari [Siwanchi]
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 344044
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +912901
| registration_plate = RJ-39
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Balotra
| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Barmer (Lok Sabha constituency)
| blank3_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Siwana
| blank4_name_sec1 = Civic agency
| blank4_info_sec1 = TEHSIL
| website = {{URL|https://www.siwana.in}}
| footnotes =
| MLA = Shri Hameer Singh Bhayal
}}

Siwana is a Tehsil in Barmer district in Indian state of Rajasthan, located 151 km from Barmer. The place is known for its fort which is locally known as Gadh Siwana, Gadh means Fort. Siwana have 130 villages. total Population as per 2001 census is 213,648,^[1] 111,155 male and 102,493 female.

Siwana is nearest city Balotara 35 km from siwan.

Fort

The ruined Siwana fort (Gadh Siwana) is situated on a hilltop. According to bardic tradition, Siwana was established by Vira-narayana, a son of the 11th century Paramara king Bhoja.^[2]

In 1308, Alauddin Khalji of Delhi Sultanate defeated Sitala Deva, the local ruler. To commemorate Sitala Deva's heroic defence of the fort, an annual fair called the Kalyan Singh Ka Mela is still held within the precincts of the fort in the month of Shraavana (July-Aug). Later, in the period 1318-20, Luntiga Chauhan stormed the fort of Siwana and slaughtered its Muslim garrison. No Sultan of Delhi tried to recover this fort.

Geography

The city lies in between mountains of Aravali Ranges on around. The only one of biggest Dam of Barmer district Meli bandh is at 7 km from Siwana. The main occupation is farming. Bajra (pearl millet), Moong (greengram), Til (seasamum) & jowar(sorghum) are main Productions in Rainy season. Jeera(Cumin), Erendi(Castor), Mustard & veggies in winter are mainly the yields .

Recently due to exploitation of water and unorganised measures to harvest rainwater the area has a serious water problem.{{fact|date=March 2019}} Siwana is also known for mines producing granite.

Tourism

Ashapurna temple, It is a large temple made of white marble.

Baba Ramdev Temple, It is a temple also made of white marble.

Manch Guru Temple, It is an old samadhi temple lies which has live samadhis of Four great saints who lived there.

Bheem Goda, Hinglaj Mata Temple, Ushtradevi and Haldeshwar temples are other attractions near Siwana.

Ramdev ji ki beri, kuship, is a Holy place situated between the aravali parvatamala.

Hinglaj Mata temple situated in Than village, 10 km from Siwana city centre of Gandhi Chowk. This is one of the most revered Hinglaj Mata temple in India after Pakistan.{{fact|date=March 2019}}

Administration

The present MLA of Siwana is Hameer Singh Bhayal from BJP who defeated Nirmal Daas from Congress.{{fact|date=March 2019}}

References

1. ^http://www.censusindia.gov.in/PopulationFinder/Sub_Districts_Master.aspx?state_code=08&district_code=17
2. ^{{cite book |author=Manjit Singh Ahluwalia |title=Muslim Expansion in Rajasthan: The Relations of Delhi Sultanate with Rajasthan, 1206-1526 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fr8tAAAAMAAJ |year=1978 |publisher=Yugantar |page=107 }}

1 : Cities and towns in Barmer district

随便看

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。