BIKANER – THE CAMEL CITY OF INDIA

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Dotted with the scores of sand ridges, the Bikaner City is located in the heart of Thar Desert; it has an extreme temperature with limited (yearly rainfall of 260 to 440 mm) rainfall. Owing to its hot semi-arid climate, the temperatures can touch 50°C in the summer and dip below freezing in the winter. The city which was founded by Rathore prince Rao Bikaji in 1486 is popularly known as the camel city. As we all know, the camels are regarded as the lifeline of the desert. Even the army…

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