ozepore branch of Rajputana--Malwa
Railway. Has a brisk trade with Rajputana.

~Hansi~ (~Hissar~), 29.7 N.--75.6 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_. Population
14,576. A very ancient town. In centre of canal tract of Hissar, and a
local centre of the cotton trade.

~Hissar~, 29.1 N.--75.4 E. Headquarters of district. Population 17,162.
Founded by the Emperor Firoz Shah Tughlak, who supplied it with water by
a canal taken from the Jamna. This was the origin of the present Western
Jamna Canal. Is now a place of small importance.

~Jagadhri~ (~Ambala~), 30.1 N.--77.2 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_.
Population 12,045. Connected with the N.W. Railway by a light railway.
The iron and brass ware of Jagadhri are well known.

~Kaithal~ (~Karnal~), 29.5 N.--76.2 E. Headquarters of subdivision and
_tahsil_. Population 12,912. A town of great antiquity. Kaithal is a
corruption of Kapisthala--the monkey town, a name still appropriate.
Timur halted here on his march to Delhi. Was the headquarters of the
Bhais of Kaithal, who held high rank among the Cis-Sutlej Sikh chiefs.
Kaithal lapsed in 1843.

~Karnal~, 29.4 N.--76.6 E. Headquarters of district. Population 21,961. On
Delhi--Kalka Railway. Till the Western Jamna Canal was realigned it was
most unhealthy, and the Cantonment was given up in 1841 on this account.
The health of the town is still unsatisfactory. Trade unimportant.

~Kasauli~ (~Ambala~), 30.5 N.--76.6 E. Small hill station overlooking
Kalka. Height 6000 feet. The Pasteur Institute for the treatment of
rabies is at Kasauli, and the Lawrence Military School at Sanawar, three
miles off.

~Panipat~ (~Karnal~), 29.2 N.--76.6 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_.
Population 26,342. On Delhi--Kalka Railway. An important place in Hindu
and Muhammadan times (pages 172 and 179). Local manufactures, brass
vessels, cutlery, and glass.

~Pihowa~ (~Karnal~), 29.6 N.--76.3 E. A very sacred place on the holy
stream Sarusti.

~Rewari~ (~Gurgaon~), 28.1 N.--76.4 E. Headquarters of _tahsil_.
Population 24,780. Junction of main line and Rewari--Bhatinda branch of
Rajputana--Malwa Railway. Trade in grain and sugar with Rajputana.

~Rupar~ (~Ambala~), 30.6 N.--76.3 E. Headquarters of subdivision and
_tahsil_. Population 6935. Exchange market for products of Hills and
Plains. Headworks of Sirhind Canal are at Rupar.

~Sirsa~ (~Hissar~), 29.3 N.--75.2 E. Headquarters of subdivision and
_tahsil_. Population 14,629. Sirsa or Sarsuti was an important p