Bikaner is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, in the Thar Desert about 330 kilometers northwest of Jaipur. It was founded in 1488 by Rao Bika, a Rathore Rajput chief, and takes its name from its founder; Bikaner served as the capital of the former princely Bikaner State and today is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 644,406, making it the fourth largest city in Rajasthan. The Ganga Canal, completed in 1928, and the Indira Gandhi Canal, completed in 1987, both transformed irrigation across the surrounding desert region, and the city is nicknamed the Red City. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude28.018056 degrees north 1 Sources
1. Bikaner (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 529,007
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 28.018056, longitude 73.316944
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 242 m
P2046 (area)
area 155.0 sq km
View the Source2. Bikaner (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Formerly the capital of the princely Bikaner State, the city was founded in 1488 CE by Rao Bika, a Rajput chief of the Rathore dynasty.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names Rajasthan; continent follows from the atlas record for Rajasthan
Bikaner (IPA: [biːkaːneːɾ] ) is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan
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