Jaipur

Jaipur is the <a href="/facts/List_of_state_and_union_territory_capitals_in_India/qGYMzp9r">capital</a> and the <a href="/facts/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Rajasthan/XmlxrmfK">largest city</a> of the north-western <a href="/facts/States_and_union_territories_of_India/jqaAwkWI">Indian state</a> of <a href="/facts/Rajasthan/rC0MvrRD">Rajasthan</a>. As of 2011, the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the <a href="/facts/List_of_cities_in_India_by_population/DJGkQVU8">tenth most populous city</a> in the country. Located 268 km (167 miles) from the national capital <a href="/facts/New_Delhi/9UMpnDN8">New Delhi</a>, Jaipur is also known as the Pink City due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings in the old city.
Jaipur was founded in 1727 by <a href="/facts/Sawai_Jai_Singh/6h58amPY">Sawai Jai Singh II</a>, the <a href="/facts/Kachhwaha/y3UtHYjv">Kachhwaha Rajput</a> ruler of <a href="/facts/Amer%2c_India/Y3vjujQk">Amer</a>, after whom the city is named. It is one of the earliest planned cities of modern India, designed by <a href="/facts/Vidyadhar_Bhattacharya/UEu87yKR">Vidyadhar Bhattacharya</a>. During the <a href="/facts/British_Raj/hBe6wvPS">British colonial period</a>, the city served as the capital of <a href="/facts/Jaipur_State/3awgLuc3">Jaipur State</a>. After <a href="/facts/Independence_of_India/0n35LRk8">Indian independence</a> in 1947, Jaipur became the capital of the newly formed state of Rajasthan in 1949.
Jaipur is a popular <a href="/facts/Tourism_in_India/pSnDg0wg">tourist destination in India</a>, forming a part of the Western <a href="/facts/Golden_Triangle_(India)/hjL9Insk">Golden Triangle</a> tourist circuit along with Delhi and <a href="/facts/Agra/4BJxz5eG">Agra</a>. The city serves as a gateway to other <a href="/facts/Tourism_in_Rajasthan/c9a6AgdV">tourist destinations in Rajasthan</a> like <a href="/facts/Jodhpur/llc7woJ8">Jodhpur</a>, <a href="/facts/Jaisalmer/lxDQGxyn">Jaisalmer</a>, <a href="/facts/Bikaner/Qp5n4amq">Bikaner</a>, <a href="/facts/Udaipur/vjJE7MtQ">Udaipur</a>, <a href="/facts/Kota%2c_Rajasthan/vFhjV48a">Kota</a>, <a href="/facts/Mount_Abu/lv3BsQel">Mount Abu</a> and has two <a href="/facts/World_Heritage_Sites/6AbWWKV4">World heritage sites</a> of <a href="/facts/Amer_Fort/MkIzHLpP">Amer Fort</a> and <a href="/facts/Jantar_Mantar%2c_Jaipur/GFkUrBt2">Jantar Mantar</a>. On 6 July 2019, the city was named to the <a href="/facts/Organization_of_World_Heritage_Cities/69ptRVHh">World Heritage Cities</a> list. It is also known as <a href="/facts/Paris/DrNHpwnA">Paris</a> of India. Due to its beauty, <a href="/facts/C._V._Raman/UBjLvevH"> C.V. Raman</a> called it "Island of Glory".

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