Rajasthan

WESTERN

R AJASTHAN

Rajasthan

GETT iNG A ROUND

Rajasthan

JA iSA lMER

with the Mughal empire. Maharawal Sabal
Singh, in the mid-17th century, expanded
the Jaisalmer princedom to its greatest ex-
tents by annexing areas that now fall within
the administrative districts of Bikaner and

Jodhpur.
Under British rule the rise of sea trade
(especially through Mumbai) and railways
saw Jaisalmer’s importance and popula-
tion decline. Partition in 1947, with the cut-

ting of trade routes to Pakistan, seemingly
sealed the city’s fate. But the 1965 and 1971
wars between India and Pakistan gave Jais-
almer new strategic importance, and since

the 1960s the Indira Gandhi Canal to the

north has brought revitalising water to the

desert.

Today tourism and the area’s many mili-

tary installations are the pillars of the city’s

economy.

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1 DesertCulturalCentre&Museum....E 4

2 FortPalace.........................................C 3

3 JainTemples......................................B4

4 JaisalmerFort....................................B3

5 LaxminarayanTemple.......................B3

6 Nathmal-ki-Haveli..............................B2

7 Patwa-ki-Haveli..................................C2

8 TharHeritageMuseum......................B2

ØActivities,Courses&Tours

9 SaharaTravels...................................C 3

10 TharDesertTours..............................B2

11 Trotters..............................................C 3

ÿSleeping

12 1stGate...............................................D4

13 DesertBoy'sGuestHouse................B4

14 DylanCafe&Guesthouse..................B 2

15 HotelKillaBhawan.............................C 3

16 HotelNachanaHaveli.........................B2

17 HotelRenuka.......................................B1

18 HotelSiddhartha................................B4

19 HotelSuraj..........................................B4

20 HotelTokyoPalace............................C5

21 KBLodge............................................C 2

22 MandirPalaceHotel...........................B 2

23 ResidencyCentrePoint......................C1

24 RoopMahal........................................B3

25 ShahiPalace.......................................B4

úEating

1stGate.......................................(see 12 )

26 ChandanShreeRestaurant...............A2

27 DesertBoy'sDhani.............................C 5

28 JaisalItaly...........................................C3

Saffron........................................(see 16 )

29 SunSetPalace...................................B 4

30 Trio.....................................................A2

ûDrinking&Nightlife

31 LassiShop..........................................C3

þShopping

32 Bellissima...........................................C3

33 DesertHandicraftsEmporium...........B2

34 HariOmJewellers..............................B3

35 JaisalmerHandloom..........................B2

ïTransport

36 HanumanTravels...............................A2

SwagatTravels..........................(see 36 )