Ambala Tourist Information
The Ambala District has claims of being the Historically famous District of Haryana State. The district headquarter is situated in Ambala City. Other towns are Ambala Cantt., Barara, Naggal, Mulana, Saha and Shahzadpur. It is famous for its big army cantonment, air force base and a very busy railway junction.
There are a number of stories regarding the name 'Ambala'. According to one, one Amba Rajput founded this town in the 14th century. According to another the town is named after the Goddess Bhawani Amba. Yet another stories claims that the town was originally called Amb Wala (Place of Mangoes), and over time this got corrupted into the present name of Ambala.
In 1841, after an outbreak of malaria, the British abandoned the cantonment at Karnal. In its place a large cantonment was founded in Ambala in 1843.
Ambala district is famous for its industries, especially that of scientific instruments, metal casting, kitchen mixer grinders and submersible motor pumps.
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