Phalodi

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Phalodi is a historic town in the Indian state of Rajasthan, known for its desert landscape, salt industry, and extreme temperature records.

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instanceOf town
administrativeDivision Phalodi tehsil NERFINISHED
administrativeStatus tehsil headquarters
climateClassification BWh
continent Asia
country India
elevation approximately 232 metres above sea level
governingBody municipal board
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasEconomicActivity agricultural market
salt trading
hasFacility hospitals
markets
schools
hasFeature desert landscape
hasIndustry salt production
trade
hasNearbyAttraction Khichan bird sanctuary NERFINISHED
Khichan village NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Marwar princely state NERFINISHED
knownFor extreme temperature records
historic townscape
salt industry
locatedIn Jodhpur district NERFINISHED
Rajasthan
Thar Desert NERFINISHED
nearestMajorCity Jodhpur NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Hindi
partOf Marwar region NERFINISHED
postalCode 342301
recordedTemperature 51.0 °C
recordedTemperatureDate 19 May 2016
recordedTemperatureNote one of the highest temperatures recorded in India
region western Rajasthan NERFINISHED
regionalLanguage Marwari
Rajasthani
religion Hinduism (majority) NERFINISHED
Islam (significant minority) NERFINISHED
terrain arid
sandy dunes
timeZone IST NERFINISHED
transport connected by road to Jodhpur
served by Phalodi railway station
utcOffset +05:30

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