Jaipur is the capital and largest city of the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, with a population of about 3.1 million as of 2011, making it the tenth most populous city in India. Known as the Pink City for the terracotta-colored buildings of its historic walled center, founded in the early eighteenth century by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, Jaipur is famous for landmarks such as the Hawa Mahal and Amber Fort and forms part of India's popular Golden Triangle tourist circuit.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Connections
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1. Jaipur (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: area_total_km2
484.64
Infobox: elevation_m
431
Infobox: population_total
3046163
Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, population_as_of field
2011
Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (Coord template), longitude value
75.820
Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, established_date field (start date and age template, year 1727)
1727
Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (Coord template), latitude value
26.915
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names India; continent follows from the atlas record for India
the city is named. It is one of the earliest planned cities of modern India
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- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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