Kotkapura

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Unnamed Road, Punjab 151207, India

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N30° 34' 59.88" E74° 54' 0"   (30.5833, 74.9) Start navigation »

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Kot Kapura is a historic city some 50 km from Bathinda, 40 km from Moga and 30 km from Muktsar in the state of Punjab, India. It is the largest city in the Faridkot District and has a large cotton market, considered one of the best in the world.It is also known as untidyness of sewerages and roads and streets full of potholes.It takes around 15 minutes by bus from Faridkot, 4 hours by road from Chandigarh and 2.0 hours from Ludhiana, and 8 hours from New Delhi by train to reach the city. It is a central city on route to Ganganagar, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Firozpur etc. Kot Kapura takes its name from its founder, Nawab Kapur Singh, and the word "Kot", meaning a small fort – literally the "fort of Kapura".

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