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Panipat: Overview

Panipat goes back to great antiquity to the Mahabharatha period, vhen like Sonepat, it was one of the five aarts that the Pandavas demanded from Kauravas. During the Muslim period, )anipat became the hub of politics, being he scene of three decisive battles that ;hanged the fate of the country. Panipat ias also the distinction of being the birth alace of the famous urdu poet Altaf -lussain Hali.  The principal historical building rt Panipat is Dargah Qalender Sahib. 3auli Qalender was son of Salar =aqiruddin who is supposed to have lived rom 1224 to 1346 AD. The town was built Khilji Sultans, the touch stone pillars aeing added in the time of Akbar. Panipat oday is an expanding industrial town of -Haryana.

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Population 261,665 (2001) Currency Name: Indian Rupee Symbol: Rs Code: IN Languages Spoken Official: Hindi , English Essential: Panjabi

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Time Zones GMT 5 1/2 Country Dialing Code 91 Weights & Measures