कपूरथला

kapoorathala panjab ka ek prasiddh aur pramukh shahar hai, jo jalandhar ke pashchim mean sthit hai. yah kapoorathala zile ka mukhyalay hai. yah shahar apani khoobasoorat imaratoan aur s dakoan ke lie jana jata hai. ek samay mean yahaan ki saphaee ko dekhakar ise panjab ka peris kaha jata tha. maharaj jagatajit sianh ne yahaan bahut-si imaratoan ka nirman karavaya tha, jo isake sunahare itihas ki gavahi dete haian. kapoorathala ko isaki upajaoo bhoomi tatha krishi ke lie bhi jana jata hai.

itihas

kapoorathala rajy siandhu-ganga ke maidani bhag mean poorvi panjab rajy sangh ka ek sikkh rajy hua karata tha, jo jalandhar se ath mil pashchim mean vyas nadi ke kinare, uttar mean hoshiyarapur zile se lekar dakshin mean sataluj nadi tak basa hua tha. is rajy ka kshetraphal 652 varg mil tatha janasankhya 3,78,380 thi. isaka nam isake sansh‍thapak navab kapoor sianh ke nam par p da tha. bad mean kapoorathala riyasat ke raja phateh sianh ahaluvaliya ki shahi rajadhani thi.

paryatan sthal

yah shahar apani khoobasoorat imaratoan aur s dakoan ke lie jana jata hai. ek samay mean isaki saphaee ko dekhakar ise "panjab ka peris" kaha jata tha. yahaan paryatan ki drishti se kee shanadar sthal haian, jaise-

1. 'panj mandir'
2. 'shalimar bag'
3. 'jagatajit pailes'
4. 'moorish masjid'
5. 'jagatajit klab'
6. 'gurudvara ber sahib'

maharaj jagatajit sianh ne yahaan bahut-si imaratoan ka nirman karavaya tha, jo isake sunahare itihas ki gavahi dete haian.

upajaoo bhoomi

bich doab mean p dane ke karan kapoorathala ki bhoomi bahut upajaoo hai, kiantu yahaan naharean nahian haian. varsha avashyakatanusar paryapt nahian hoti, at: kuoan dvara sianchaee karake hi krishi ki jati hai. yah rajy sadharanat: do bhagoan mean vibhakt tha, jisaka ek bhag vyas nadi ke kinare uttar-poorab se lekar dakshin-pashchim, sataluj nadi tak phaila tha. yah bhag rajy ke shesh bhag se istar vaiin nadi dvara vibhakt tha. yah bhookhand apani achchhi jalavayu tatha upajaoo bhoomi ke karan krishi ke lie vishesh mahatvapoorn hai.

fasalean

is bhag mean kapas, ganna, gehooan, jau tatha tanbakoo ki achchhi upaj hoti hai. rajy ka doosara shesh bhag 'bhuang ilaka' tha, jisamean chhote-chhote gaanv base hue haian. yahaan kuoan dvara sianchaee karake kuchh gehooan, jau utpann kar liya jata hai. shivalik parvat shreni se nikalane vali chhoti-chhoti tivragamini barasati nadiyoan dvara is pradesh ka sanpoorn kshetr pray: pravahit rahata hai, kiantu ye nadiyaan dirghajivi nahian haian. at: sianchaee ke lie anupayukt haian. is rajy ko panjab pradesh mean sammilit kar liya gaya hai.

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