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Didwana

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Paleolithic

Paleolithic

Mesolithic

Mesolithic

Neolithic

Neolithic

Chalcolithic

Chalcolithic

Bronze Age

Bronze Age

Iron Age

Iron Age

Classical Period

Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Post-Classical Period

Early Modern Period

Early Modern Period

Industrial Period

Industrial Period

Contemporary Period

Contemporary Period

About

Didwana serves as the temporary district headquarters for Didwana-Kuchaman district (Inaugurated on 7 August 2023 as 38th district of state) of Rajasthan, India. Known as the lion gateway of Marwar and the archway of Merta, it is mentioned in puranic texts as Abhanagri and Upakashi, and is situated on the northern side of Didwana Salt lake. It was administered as a tehsil of Nagaur district before being notified as a district. The people of Didwana speak the Rajasthani language Marwadi, a dialect in the Indo-Aryan language family, which is similar to Hindi.

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