National Highway 79A (India)
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National Highway 79A is a short Indian
National Highway entirely within the state of Rajasthan
. NH 79A links Kishangarh
on NH 8 with Nasirabad
on NH 79 and is 35 km (21.7 mi) long. The entire stretch of the NH 79A is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
National Highway entirely within the state of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
. NH 79A links Kishangarh
Kishangarh
Kishangarh is a city and a municipality in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It lies 18 miles north-west of Ajmer. It is well connected via Indian Railways and National Highway #8. It is the birth place of the Kishangarh style of painting, which is known for the beautiful depiction...
on NH 8 with Nasirabad
Nasirabad, India
Nasirabad is a cantonment town in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.-History:The name is based on a famous English officer , who was honoured with the name "NASIR-UD-DAULA" , by Mughal Badshah Shah Alam II. The city is known for its Army population...
on NH 79 and is 35 km (21.7 mi) long. The entire stretch of the NH 79A is a part of the Golden Quadrilateral
Golden Quadrilateral
The Golden Quadrilateral is a highway network connecting India's four largest metropolises: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, thus forming a quadrilateral of sorts. Four other top ten metropolises: Bangalore, Pune, Ahmedabad, and Surat, are also served by the network...
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See also
- List of National Highways in India (by Highway Number)
- List of National Highways in India
- National Highways Development ProjectNational Highways Development ProjectThe National Highways Development Project is a project to upgrade, rehabilitate and widen major highways in India to a higher standard. The project was implemented in 1998. "National Highways" account for only about 2% of the total length of roads, but carry about 40% of the total traffic across...
External links
- http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/national-highway.htm NH network map of India