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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Barara<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --><br />
| settlement_type = City<br />
| image_skyline = <br />
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| pushpin_map = India Haryana#India<br />
| coordinates = ko{{coord|30.21349|77.03877|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = India<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = Haryana <br />
| subdivision_type2 = District<br />
| subdivision_name2 = Ambala<br />
| utc_offset = +5:30<br />
| area_code_type = [[Subscriber trunk dialling|STD]]<br />
| area_code = 01731<br />
| website = <!-- {{Barara|http://mcbarara.org }} --><br />
}}<br />
'''Barara''' is a city [[municipality]] and sub-district [[Divisions of Haryana#Revenue divisions|tehsil]] and [[Community development block in India|development block]] in the Ambala district of the Indian state of [[Haryana]].<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
It is located 25&nbsp;km from Ambala via railway and 40&nbsp;km via bus.<br />
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== Education ==<br />
[[Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana]] is 3&nbsp;km from Barara.<br />
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[[Rcc Institute of Computer Education, Barara]] .<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rcc Institute of Computer Education|url=https://www.facebook.com/rccinstituebarara/|access-date=2021-02-06|via=Facebook|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== History==<br />
Barara was established before the colonial period.It was established by the Rana Har Rai Chauhan, a Chauhan rajpute originally from Neemrana, who had relocated to Barara from Jundla. A king of [[Himachal Pradesh]] helped develop Barara.<br />
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== Culture ==<br />
Tajendar Singh Chouhan is in the Limca Book of Records for making the world's tallest Ravana effigy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/meet-the-undisputed-effigy-king-of-india-who-has-made-the-tallest-ravana-in-the-world-354987.html|title=Meet The Undisputed Effigy King of India Who Has Made The Tallest Ravana in the World|date=2018-10-18|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref><br />
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Barara is famous for its Dushehra mela. The world's tallest effigy of [[Ravana|Ravan]] is burnt at Barara every year on the day of [[Vijayadashami|Dushehra]]. In 2016, the height of the Ravan reached 210 feet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/record-detail.aspx?rid=2038|title=Limca Book Record of Barara Ravan|last1=Barara|first1=Ravan|publisher=Limca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mmumullana.org/limca-book-of-world-record-tallest-ravana-in-barara.html |title=Limca Book of World Record tallest Ravana in Barara |website=mmumullana.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025100619/http://mmumullana.org/limca-book-of-world-record-tallest-ravana-in-barara.html |archive-date=2015-10-25}}</ref><br />
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Barara is known for watermelon, called 'Barara di Khanda'. [[Muscovado|'Khanda' or 'Khandsari']] means sugar.<br />
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Maa Balasundri temple and Maharishi Markandeshwar temple (which is also in Tandwal, Barara) are situated nearby. Mullana is famous for education and health sectors.<br />
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Goga Jaharveer Temple is situated in Village Kambassi and is famous for the big fair on the occasion of Goga Navmi.<br />
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==Transport==<br />
Barara is connected by train and bus to Ambala, [[Jagadhri]], [[Saharanpur]], [[Ludhiana]] and Delhi.<ref>[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/1549 Trains at Barara Station]</ref><br />
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Bus service reaches Ambala, [[Yamunanagar]], Chandigarh, [[Kurukshetra]] and Delhi.<br />
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Private transport is connected to all nearby states, such as Delhi, UP, Uttrakhand, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.<br />
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The railway station of Barara is antique.<br />
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==Economy==<br />
Banks such as SBI, ICICI, PNB, Axis, Sarva Gramin Bank, Punjab Sindh Bank, SBP, Central Bank of India, HDFC, and Canara are present.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
Along with the native [[Haryanvi people|Haryanvis]], Barara has a large population of [[Brahmans]], [[Rajput]] and [[Punjabis]]. Immigrant populations include Nigerians and Iraqis, mostly for study.<br />
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Hindi, [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], and English are common languages.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Ambala district topics}}<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Ambala district]]</div>Ramesh