ਬਠਿੰਡਾ

ਵਿਕਿਪੀਡਿਆ ਤੋਂ

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View from inside Qila Mubarak, June 2003; (photo: G. S. Bhalla)

Bathinda(Punjabi: ਬਠਿੰਡਾ), also known as Bhatinda, is one of the oldest and most famous cities of the Punjab state of north-western India. It was in the jungles of Bathinda that Guru Gobind Singh Ji is reputed to have once challenged and fought the mighty Mughal forces. Bathinda also had a prominent role in the nation's struggle of freedom against the British rule and the autocratic administration of princely rulers. A prominent landmark is Qila Mubarak fort.

Bathinda is undergoing rapid industralisation: among recently developed features are a modern thermal power plant, fertilizer factories, and a large oil refinery. Bathinda is one of the biggest food grain and cotton markets in northern India, and the area around Bathinda has become a large grape growing area.ਨਮੂਨਾ:Specify Bathinda is also a leading railway junction and the administrative headquarters of Bathinda District. The American International firm Pepsi processes horticultural products grown in Bathinda.


[ਸੋਧ] Climate

Summer temperatures can be as high as 50°C (122°F), and winter temperatures as low as 0°C (32°F). The weather is generally dry, but is very humid from mid May to the end of August.[citation needed]. Rainfall is primarily from the south-west due to monsoon weather, and is concentrated in the period mid-July to mid-September.