About The City

Once known as Hisar-e-Firoza by its founder ruler Firoz Shah Tughlaq in the year 1354 AD with several historical buildings such as fort, palaces, tombs, mosques, gates and gardens. Some of the monuments are still in good state of preservation. It is situated 180 km west to the National Capital Delhi at NH 09 in the state of Haryana and it is well connected by rail/road with all the nearby major cities. The nearest airport is IndiraGandhi International Airport, New Delhi. Several educational institutions including reputed universities like CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology and Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences are established in Hisar apart from ICAR institutes like CIRB, NRC Equines and Northern Region Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute. Around the Hisar city, ancient site of Rakhigarhi, one of the five known biggest townships of Harappan civilization on Indian sub-continent, and ancient site of Agroha, traditionally believed to be the Capital of the legendry king Maharaja Agrasena can be visited. Ever since, the Government's positive policies have played a vital role in the economic development of the city. The industrial policy of the government has attracted large number of entrepreneurs and presently it is also known as the Steel City of Haryana.

Climate

The climate of Hisar owes to its continental location on the outer margins of the south-west (SW) monsoon region. It has tropical monsoonal climate and is characterized as arid type of climate. The weather at Hisar (Haryana) in December month remains cool. The maximum temperature ranges from 21^o to 25^oC and minimum temperature from 6^o to 8^oC. Light fog may appear in morning and evening time during first fortnight of December. Therefore, lightwinter clothes are required.