Sikar
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| State : | Rajasthan | ||
| District : | Sikar | ||
| Location : | 27 ° 37 ′ N , 75 ° 9 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 429 m | ||
| Residents : | 237,532 (2011) | ||
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Sikar ( Hindi : सीकर , Sīkar ) is a city ( Municipal Council ) in the Indian state of Rajasthan .
Sikar is the capital of the district of the same name and has about 240,000 inhabitants (2011 census). The city is located at an altitude of 429 meters, 110 kilometers northwest of Jaipur on the national highway NH 11 to Bikaner .
The city was founded in the 17th century and built at right angles on the model of Jaipur by the Rajputs of the regional Shekhawat clan and has a city wall. At the beginning of the 19th century, the regent of Sikar, Rao Raja Laxman Singh, had the Laxmangarh Fort built, a fortified castle on a rocky hill above the city of the same name, 25 kilometers north of Sikar.
12 kilometers away is the village of Harshanath with a Shiva temple from the 10th century in poor condition, some of which are sculptures in the museum of Sikar.
