Jaisalmer (Jaysulmere), capital of the native Indian state of Jaisalmer, in Rajputana, stands on the edge of the Indian Desert, and was founded in 1156. It has several Jain temples. Pop. 10,965.—The state of Jaisalmer contains an area of 16,447 sq. m., and 108,143 inhabitants.
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