Amber
Amer | |
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 Aerial view of Amber | |
  Amber Location within Rajasthan  Amber Amber (Rajasthan)  Amber Amber (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°59′N 75°52′E / 26.983°N 75.867°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District(s) | Jaipur |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Amber or Amer, is a city near Jaipur city in Jaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is now a part of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation.
The picturesque situation of Amber at the mouth of a rocky mountain gorge, in which nestles a lake, has attracted the admiration of travellers, including Victor Jacquemont and Reginald Heber.[1] It is seen to be a remarkable example for its combined Rajput-Mughal architecture. The Amber Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the top tourist attraction in the Jaipur area.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Amber". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 792.
