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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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeDivision Phalodi tehsil
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
Khichan village
historicalRegion Marwar princely state
linked to: Jodhpur State
knownFor extreme temperature records
historic townscape
salt industry
locatedIn Jodhpur district
Rajasthan
Thar Desert
nearestMajorCity Jodhpur
officialLanguage Hindi
partOf Marwar region
linked to: Marwar
postalCode 342301
recordedTemperature 51.0 °C
recordedTemperatureDate 19 May 2016
recordedTemperatureNote one of the highest temperatures recorded in India
region western Rajasthan
linked to: Western Rajasthan
regionalLanguage Marwari
Rajasthani
religion Hinduism (majority)
linked to: Hinduism

Islam (significant minority)
linked to: Islam (minority)
terrain arid
sandy dunes
timeZone IST
transport connected by road to Jodhpur
served by Phalodi railway station
utcOffset +05:30

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