Kunjpura
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Kunjpura
'the heron's nest' बगुले का घोंसला Najabat Naghar | |
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town | |
  Kunjpura Location in Haryana, India  Kunjpura Kunjpura (India) | |
| Coordinates: 29°42′57″N 77°04′49″E / 29.71583°N 77.08028°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Karnal |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 132022 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | haryana |
Kunjpura is a town in the Karnal district of the Indian state of Haryana, about 10 km northeast of Karnal city and about 130 km north of the national capital, Delhi. It is on the right bank (west bank) of the Yamuna River, off the Grand Trunk Road that runs from Amritsar to Delhi and further on to Calcutta.
Kunjpura was founded by Nawab Najabat Khan in 1729. Kunjpura village has a fort with a long history. It was a major halting point for those who traveled from Khyber Pass to Delhi before modern metalled roads came to be. In 1739, an Afghan adventurer, Najabat Khan, was granted a chiefdom by Nadir Shah as nawab at Kunjpura. Kunjpura was won by the forces of Maratha Empire in 1761. A senior secondary school is located at the entry point in this Village.[1]
