Makrana

Makrana is a Municipal Corporation and Tehsil in the Nagaur district of Indian state of Rajasthan. There are more than 136 villages under this Tehsil and it is one of the biggest tehsils in Nagour District. Makrana is famous for the white stone and marble taken from the mines around it. Makrana marble was used in construction of the Taj Mahal. Makrana is a large town and it has plenty of marble outcrops. Most of the residents in this town work as marble miners.

Geography

Makrana is located at 27°03′N 74°43′E / 27.05°N 74.72°E / 27.05; 74.72. It has an average elevation of 408 metres. The mountain ranges present in the area account for its fame as a marble producer. It lies in the middle of the Aravalli mountains. (1338 feet).

History

Makrana was one of the towns of Prince Thikana Maukala in British India. It is home to some of the world's most renowned white marble sites, from which The Taj Mahal, Victoria Memorial of Kolkata, Birla Temple of Jaipur and Jain Temple of Dilwara in Southern Rajasthan were built. It is believed that 1800 artisans who settled in Makrana (coastal strip in the south of Sindh and Balochistan, in Pakistan and Iran) originally came to India to build Taj Mahal.