Jabalpur

Famous for:
Gateway to Kanha and Bandhavgarh National Parks, Jabalpur is also famous for the marble rock cliffs and finding of a full skeleton of dinosaur in 1930.


Video: Jabalpur 

Background:
The name is derived from Jabal, meaning rocks in Arabic. Almost all types of rocks can be found in or around Jabalpur and a full skeleton of a dinosaur was found here in 1930.
Situated on the Deccan plateau on the bank of the Narmada River, Jabalpur was the pleasure resort and capital of the Gond Kings during the 12th century.
Its history dates back to the times of Mahabharata and was ruled by the Mauryans, the Guptas, the Kalchuri rulers, the Gonds, the Marathas and finally the British.
Today it is an important administrative centre and a hub of commercial activity of the region.


Video: Marble rocks and waterfalls at Bheraghat

What to see:
Rani Durgavati Museum
Built in the memory of the queen Durgavati it is has a fine collection of inscriptions, sculptures and prehistoric relics.

Madan Mahal Fort 
Location: On a rocky hill, on the route to the marble rocks
Built by the Gond Rulers in 1116 AD, the fort has a panoramic view of the city and its surrounding. 

The Marble Rocks
Location: 22 km from Jabalpur
Amazing place with Marble cliffs by the Narmada river. Boating near the cliffs in the moonlit night is an experience to have. The Bheraghat/ Dhuandhar waterfall near the gorge is also a beautiful site.

Kanha National Park (click here) 
Location: 164 km from Jabalpur
Kanha is one of the largest national parks in Asia, has a tiger reserve under Project tiger and was the inspiration behind Rudyard Kipling's 'Jungle Book'.

Bandhavgarh National park (click here)
Location: 170 km from Jabalpur
A well known National Park having the highest density of tiger population in India.


Video: Boat ride near marble rock cliffs

Reaching there:
Air:
Jabalpur has a domestic Airport but Bhopal Airport (297 km) is a better connected with other cities.

Rail:
Jabalpur is on mainline and all major trains halt here. It also falls on the Mumbai - Howrah (via Allhabad) line.

Road:
NH 7 (Varanasi - Mangawan - Rewa - Jabalpur - Lakhnadon - Nagpur - Hyderabad - Kurnool - Bangalore - Krishnagiri - Salem - Dindigul - Madurai - Cape Commorin (Kanyakumari)), NH 12 (Jabalpur - Bhopal - Khilchipur - Aklera - Jhalawar - Kota - Bundi - Devli - Tonk - Jaipur) and NH 12A (Jabalpur - Mandla - Chilpi - Simga) connects Jabalpur to major centres within the region and other cities.
It is well connected by taxis and bus with Bhopal, Indore, Raipur, Satna and Nagpur.


Video: Arriving at Jabalpur by train

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