It is
located 150km from Jaipur and 170km from
Delhi. Alwar is nestled between a cluster
of small hills of the Aravali range. Alwar
has one of the finest wildlife sanctuaries
in Rajasthan - Sariska, which is an excellent
tiger country. The grandeur, beauty and
delicacy of design of innumerable forts
and palaces of the region, the tranquil
lakes, stately hunting lodges, sites of
archeological importance, thick forests
with several of birds and animals intermingled
with an equally diverse socio-cultural configuration
have made this region a traveler delight.
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The
city of Alwar is believed to have founded
by a member of the Kachh family who hailed
from Amber. Better known as “The Tiger Gate”
of Rajasthan, it has a perfect picture postcard
setting and looks as if carved magnificently
out of rocks. Once an ancient Rajput state,
formerly known as Mewar, Alwar was nearest
to the Imperial Delhi. Paradoxically Alwar
is both the oldest and the newest of the
Rajput Kingdoms of Rajasthan. In 1771 A.D.
Maharaja Pratap Singh, a Kuchhwaha Rajput
belonging to the clan of Jaipur's rulers,
won back Alwar and founded a principality
of his own. Apart from its long history,
the city has a rich natural heritage with
some beautiful lakes and picturesque valley
thickly wooded in parts.
