Alwar

Alwar is a city in Rajasthan and the administrative headquarters of Alwar district, located 150 km south of Delhi and 150 km north of Jaipur. Its ancient name was Salva or Salwa, and the area was part of the Matsya Kingdom, one of the 16 ancient Mahajanapadas, whose territory is generally identified with parts of present-day Rajasthan. Later Vedic texts describe the Salva tribe as settling along the Yamuna river and in the Alwar region after attacking the Kuru kingdom. The city stands at an average elevation of 271 metres and has a hot semi-arid climate with long, sweltering summers and short, warm to very warm winters. At the 2011 census the population of Alwar city was 341,422, against 3,674,179 for the whole district.