Kurukshetra
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This article is about the municipality in India. For other uses, see Kurukshetra (disambiguation).
For neighbouring town, see Thanesar.
Kurukshetra (Hindi pronunciation: [kʊrʊkʃeːtɾə], pronunciationⓘ) is a city and administrative headquarters of Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is also known as Dharmakshetra ("Realm of duty") and as the "Land of the Bhagavad Gita".
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Kurukshetra
Dharmakshetra | |
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City | |
Nickname: Land of the Bhagavad Gita | |
Coordinates: 29.965717°N 76.837006°E / 29.965717; 76.837006 | |
Country | India |
State | Haryana |
District | Kurukshetra |
Named for | King Kuru |
Area | |
• Total | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
Languages[1][2] | |
• Official | Hindi |
• Additional official | English, Punjabi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 136118 |
Telephone code | 01744 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
Vehicle registration | HR-07 |
Website | kurukshetra |
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