Tonk (India
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
טונק (הודו : מחוז)
Name (Latin)
Tonk (India : District)
Other forms of name
Tonk District (India)
Ṭoṅka (India : District)
Coordinates
75.78333333 75.78333333 26.16666667 26.16666667 (gooearth )
E0753500 E0753500 N0261000 N0261000 (geonames )
Associated country
India
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Shetty, B. V. Flora of Tonk District, c1983:t.p. (Tonk District)
- BGN, 4/16/85(Tonk, 2nd order administrative division, 26p0s10ʹN, 75p0s35ʹE)
- Ṭoṅka, 1994.
Wikipedia description:
Tonk is a town in Tonk district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The town of Tonk is situated 95 km (60 mi) by road south from Jaipur, near the right bank of the Banas River. It is the administrative headquarters of Tonk District. Tonk was also the capital of the eponymous princely state of British India from 1817 to 1947. Kamal Amrohi's movie Razia Sultan were shot in Tonk in 1981–82. Famous places in Tonk include: Shahi Jama Masjid, Bisalpur Dam, Arabic Persian Research Institute, Sunhari Kothi, Hathi Bhata, haadi rani ka kund, Annapurna Dungri Ganesh Temple, Rasiya Ki Tekri, Kidwai Park, Ghantaghar, Kamdhenu Circle, Nehru Garden, Chaturbhuj Talab Lake. It is also known as Rajasthan's Nawabo ka shahar.
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