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10 Facts About Makrana

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Makrana is an urban city located at the centre of Rajasthan in Nagaur district.

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Makrana is known for the part it has played in building the Taj Mahal by supplying marble, craftsmen and stonemasons to build the iconic UNESCO world heritage centre.

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The marble from the town Makrana which is known as Makrana Marble, gets the GHSR status from the IUGS.

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Makrana is located at, and has an average elevation of 408 metres.

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Makrana was a part of Jodhpur State in British India.

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Makrana is a large town in Nagaur district, with a deposit of 56 million tonnes of marble and 40,000 labourers working in 900 mines in the several ranges of the Aravallis.

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Calcitic in nature, Makrana marble is regarded as the oldest, and finest in quality.

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Makrana is source of employment to more than 100,000 people from about 200 surrounding villages.

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Some other monuments where Makrana marble has been used are the Haji Ali Dargah of Mumbai, the Jain Temple of Mysore, and the Ambedkar Park of Lucknow.

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Makrana has various mines in the Aravallis range, popularly known as Doongri, Devi, Ulodi, Saabwali, Gulabi, Kumari, Neharkhan, Matabhar, Matabhar Kumari, Chuck Doongri, Chosira and Pahar Kua.

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