Jaisalmer

Jaisalmer, nicknamed "The Golden city", is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located 575 km west of the state capital Jaipur. It is the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer District. Before Indian independence, the town served as the capital of the Jaisalmer State, ruled by the Bhati Rajputs.

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 * When the Jasalmir territory comes to be regularly surveyed, I apprehend that some interesting and valuable discoveries  will be made, which will tend to throw some light upon the ancient  state of these parts, once fertilized by the waters of the Hakra or  Wahindah and its tributaries; for, from the traditions and histories  of the past, there can be no possible doubt, that these parts were once  flourishing and populous, and contained several important towns and  cities, the names of which have now been lost.
 * Raverty, H.G., The Mihran of Sind and its Tributaries : a Geographical and Historical Study"          quoted in Chakrabarti, D. K., & Saini, S. (2009). The problem of the sarasvati river and notes on the archaeological geography of haryana and indian panjab. Aryan Books International.