Dhar

Dhar
Dhar Fort
Bagh Caves
Hoshangshah tomb
Road to Bagh Caves
Jahaz Mahal Mandu
Dhar is located in Madhya Pradesh
Dhar
Dhar
Dhar is located in India
Dhar
Dhar
Coordinates: 22°35′50″N 75°18′15″E / 22.59722°N 75.30417°E / 22.59722; 75.30417
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictDhar
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • BodyDhar Municipal Council
Elevation
559 m (1,834 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
93,917
DemonymDharwasi
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationMP-11
Websitedhar.nic.in

Dhar is a city located in Dhar district of the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Dhar district. Before Indian independence from Great Britain, it was the capital of the Dhar princely state.

Dhār (Madhya Pradesh). Plan of the old city showing disposition of ramparts, moat and key monuments.
  1. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.