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Ajmer
City in Rajasthan, India

Ajmer

Ajmer is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan.

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It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Ajmer district and Ajmer division. It lies at the centre of Rajasthan, earning it the nickname the Heart of Rajasthan.

Get in

Getting to Ajmer

The Kishangarh Airport (KQH IATA) at Kishangarh also serves Ajmer.

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    Ajmer Junction NWR
See

Worth seeing

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    Akbari Fort and Museum

    Emperor Akbar's royal residence, now serves as a museum, which houses an excellent collection of Mughal and Rajput armour, and some fine sculptures.

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    Ana Sagar Lake

    The dam built by the grand father of Emperor Prithviraj Chouhan in Ajmer.

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    Ajmer Sharif Dargah

    111 Faiz Manzil, Nathwan Shah, Dargah Sharif, Khadim Mohalla,.

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    Nareli

    Sri Dnyanoday Tirtha Area, Gyanoday Nagar.

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    Prithviraj Smarak

    A park dedicated to Emperor Prithviraj Chouhan of the 11th century.

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    Ajmer Jain
Eat

Where to eat

There are some fast food outlets at India motor circle, this is 1 km from bus stand and railway station. Honeydew restaurant (turn left exiting the station and walk about 2 minutes) has good western and delicious Indian curries in a nice garden and ac restaurant now fully renovated.you can also go there in the evening and eat and wait for your train if its late at night the restaurant closes at 11PM with very…

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    Mango Masala

    A diner with separate places and menus for non-vegetarians and vegetarians.

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    Cafe District 01
How locals move

Getting around Ajmer the local way

  • Get inVarious tour operators and travel agencies offer chauffeured car-taxi services; these are charged on a per km, per day basis.
  • Get aroundOther than on foot, cycle rickshaws, autorickshaws (who are intent on taking you to Pushkar) and horse-drawn tongas are available for hire (the latter on selected routes only).
  • Go nextThe town of Pushkar, famous for its camel races, lake and Hindu Brahma temple, is very close by.

From Wikivoyage: Ajmer, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.

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