Ajmer is surrounded by the Aravalli Mountains. It is a popular Muslim pilgrim city for the shrine or Dargah of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. It is also the base for visiting Pushkar (11 kilometers), an ancient Hindu pilgrim town for the temple of Brahma.
Ajmer is regarded as a center of education in Rajasthan. Ajmer was once known as Ajaymeru, the city ruled by Prithviraj Chauhan. The city has given its' name to Ajmer district, to a former region of British India called Ajmer-Merwara and to the erstwhile state of Ajmer, which was formed after the independence of India and was incorporated into Rajasthan State on November 1, 1956. Make a reservation today at the BEST WESTERN Hotel Oasis.
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