The city of Udaipur, strategically girded by spectacularly green, lofty and minerally rich Aravali hills and steel-blue lakes, nestles at about 1900 feet above sea level on the crossing point of 75° E. Longitude and 24° N. Latitude in the south-east of Rajasthan. The old city is mostly on a hillock and new extensions are on plain level. The old city is enclosed by a massive wall 5 feet thick and about 20 feet high and having about a 6-mile-circumference which was constructed during 1615-1734 A.D. The wall has 10 gates.
Udaipur is situated in northeastern part of Girwa Tehsil of Udaipur district. Udaipur is located on the Delhi- Mumbai National Highway No.8. Udaipur is 420 kk far from the state capital Jaipur and 250 km from Ahmedabad. Udaipur is connected to other centers to the state by three state highways State Highway 9 connecting Chittorgarh, State Highway 32 connecting Banswara and State Highway 32 connecting Mount Abu. It is also connected to Chittorgarh via State Highway 76.
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