The name Jalandara originated as a result that it is located between two rivers namely Jal and Andhar. During British occupation Jalandara was previously known as Jullundur. It is an ancient city in Punjab. The place was the capital of Trigarttas during the times of Mahabharata war.

Jalandara is renowned for the production of sports equipments, leather goods, rubber goods etc. In sports goods, some the world`s most well known line for football, cricket, and hockey equipment are made in Jalandhar. The place is also famous for surgical tool industry. The city claims to have the largest number of Hospitals in Asia. Jalandhar also has the biggest printing industry in India. Jalandhar is also quite known for its electrical goods industry. Jalandara is the media and mass communication hub of the region having the regional headquarters of the national television and radio channels.

The satellite towns of Jalandara: Phagwara is famous for cloth manufacturing and drapery shops and Kartarpur is one of the biggest exporters of quality furniture. Another added merit of Jalandhar is that the famous spin bowler of Indian cricket team Harbhajan Singh comes from Jalandhar. The other famous personalities that hail from Jalandhar are Apache Indian, Hans Raj Hans, Jasbir Jassi, Jazzy B, Salim, and Sarabjit Cheema, K.L. Saigal etc.

History of Jalandara, Punjab
The country takes its name from the great Daitya King Danava Jalandhara the son of the Ganga(ocean). In history the earliest mention of Jalandara occurs during the reign of Kanishka, the Kushan king of Northern India.

Durig the 7th Century, when Hiuen Tsang, the famous Chinese traveller and pilgrim visited India during the reign of Harsha Vardhana, the Kingdom of Jalandhara or Trigartta was under the rule of Raja Utito.

According to Fahien, the Chinese pilgrim there were many Vihars of Buddhism in India. There were about 50 Vihars of Buddhism in the Jalandhar Doab. In AD 1019, the district was included in the Shahi Kingdom of Punjab and Jalandhar was an important city in the region.

Geography of Jalandara, Punjab
Jalandara is situated 375 kilometers from Delhi and 90 kms from Amritsar. Jalandara was the capital of Punjab till 1953 after which it was replaced by Chandigarh.

Places of interest in Jalandara , Punjab
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