12 Facts About Alwar

Alwar is a city located in India's National Capital Region and the administrative headquarters of Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan.

Cunningham holds that the city derived its name from the Salva tribe and was originally Salwapur, then Salwar, Halawar and eventually Alwar, According to another school it was known as Aravalpur or the city of Aravali.

Alwar founded the city of Alpur in 1106 Vikrami Samvat after his own name which eventually became Alwar.

Alwar was a part of the Matsya Kingdom, one of the 16 ancient Mahajanapadas.

Hemchandra Vikramaditya, born in Machari, Rajgarh, a village in Alwar, was a Hindu emperor of North India during the 16th century.

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Alwar won twenty-two battles in succession and became the last Hindu emperor of Delhi.

Alwar acceded to the dominion of India following the independence of India in 1947.

Alwar was designated as part of the National Capital Region, resulting in additional development projects including rapid-rail to Delhi and drinking water improvements.

The nearest airports to Alwar are Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, Jaipur International Airport, and an airport currently under development in Bhiwadi airport.

Alwar is connected by roads from major cities of Rajasthan and nearby states.

Alwar is fairly rich in mineral wealth; it produces marble, granite, feldspar, dolomite, quartz, limestone, soap stone, barites, copper clay, copper ore and pyrophylite.

Alwar has several schools such as Alwar Public School, Shri Oswal Jain Senior Secondary School, St Anselm's Senior Secondary School, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Adinath Public School, Knowledge City School, Chinar Public School, Lords International School, Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School, Step By Step Senior Secondary School, Raath International School, National Academy and Silver Oak, and colleges.