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Haryana

Capital : Chandigarh.

Area : 44, 212 sq.km.

Literacy : 68.9%.

Languages : Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu.

Roads : 27, 907 km.

Railways : 1, 513 km.

Airports : Chandigargh, Hisar, Jind, Karnal, Narnaul, Bhiwani, Pinjore.

When to visit : Oct to Mar.

Climate(in °C) : Summer 46 to 35 Winter 14 to 2.

Monsoon : July to Sept.

Districts :19, Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendragarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamunanagar.

CHANDIGARH - Capital of Haryana, Punjab and union territory Chandigarh, designed by Le Corbusier. Nek Chand's rock garden, Sukhna lake (3 sq.km) : boating and fishing, Zakir Rose garden (Asia's largest), museum, art gallery. Pinjaur gardens (22 km).

JHAJJAR - Ancient town, palace, museum.

KURUKSHETRA - Temples, sacred tank.

PANIPAT - Babur's mosque, tomb and tanks.

HISAR - Palace, mosque, fort.

FESTIVALS - Holi (Feb/Mar), Baisakhi (mid April), Teej (July/ Aug).