Jodhpur  is a district of the state of Rajasthan in western India with the city of Jodhpur as its the administrative headquarters.  According to survey in 2011, it was the second most popular district of Rajasthan, after Jaipur. The district shares its border with Bikaner District on the north, Nagaur District on the northeast, Ajmer District on the southeast and south, Pali District on the southwest, and Jaisalmer District on the west and northwest.

Being the second largest city in the Rajasthan, Jodhpur is located 335 kilometres west from the state capital, Jaipur and 200 kilometres from the city of Ajmer. Jodhpur was previously, one the princely state with same name and the capital of the kingdom known as Marwar. Jodhpur is a famous tourist destination having many palaces, forts and temples and sun-set in the stark landscape of the Thar Desert as its main centre of attaraction.
The city enjoys bright and sunny weather throughout the year and thus, is known as the "Sun City". It is also known as the "Blue City" due to the blue-painted houses situated around the Mehrangarh Fort. The old city encloses the fort and is bounded by a wall with several gates. Besides the old city, Jodhpur has also expanded greatly outside the wall over the past several decades. Jodhpur is the geographic centre of Rajasthan state, which makes it a convenient base for travel in a region much frequented by tourists.

Jodhpur History

In the 1870's, Sir Pratap Singh, a son of Maharaja of Jodhpur ruled the place for 50 years, after he came to the fore by ruling the neighbouring kingdom of Idar. He ruled Jodhpur at the height of Rajput gallantary. He became very close friend of three British sovereigns. It is said that  at Queen Victoria's durbar he presented her not with jewels, as well as his own sword, his most valuable possession as a Rajput warrior. He laid the foundation of a modern state in Jodhpur, which Maharaja Umaid Singh built upon. The kingdom of Jodhpur was one of the most progressive and largest states. It was merged into the newly created state of Rajasthan in the year 1949 post-independence.
 
Tourism Jodhpur

Tourist places in Jodhpur
Mehrangarh Fort
Jaswant Thada
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Government Museum
Rai-ka-Bag Palace
Umed Garden
Raj Ranchhodji Temple
Achal Nath Shivalaya
Siddhnath
Ganesh Temple
Mandore
Ossian
Balsammand Lake & Palace
Kaylana Lake
Guda Bishnoi
Jaswant Sagar Dam