Karnal
Karnal is a city located in the Indian state of Haryana and serves as the administrative headquarters of the Karnal district.
The city lies on National Highway 44, which connects it to the national capital, New Delhi, and the state capital, Chandigarh, placing Karnal almost midway between the two. To the south of Karnal is the city of Panipat, while Kurukshetra and Kaithal lie to its north. The Yamuna River flows along its eastern edge, separating Karnal from the Saharanpur and Shamli districts of Uttar Pradesh. According to local tradition, the city is believed to have been named after Karna, a prominent figure in the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The Battle of Karnal between Nader Shah of Persia and the Mughal Empire took place in the city in 1739. Karnal was used as a refuge by the forces of the East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Delhi.
Getting to Karnal
The Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) also known as NH-1 runs right through Karnal (The city of Daanveer Karna of Mahabharat). It's 125 km from Delhi and approximately the same distance from Chandigarh as well. You can catch a bus/taxi from Chandigarh and Delhi. You can catch a bus to Karnal from Inter-State Bus Terminus, Kashmere Gate in New Delhi. Karnal is 125 km from Delhi.
- 01Karnal
Worth seeing
- 01Atal Park
Well maintained park with gardens and fountains.
- 02Karn Taal
- 03Karna Lake
- 04Karna Stadium
A tomb for the memory of a saint, Sayad Mohd AKA Miran Sahib, a saint who died in 899 AD.
Things to do
- 01Fun Cinemas
Sector 12.
Where to eat
- 01Dominos
Jhilmil Dhaba (Zhilmil Dhaba), NH 1, toll-free: +91 99968 26726.
- 02Oasis
- 03Pizza Hut
1st floor, super mall, Sec-12, Karnal.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: H. Zell (CC BY-SA 3.0), Wikimedia Commons.