Shamli - City in Uttar Pradesh, India

"Shamli is a city in, as well as the headquarters of, Shamli district, in western Uttar Pradesh, India. According to mythological story, in Dawpar yug Lord Krishana took the way of district at the time of going to Kurukshetra war from Hastinapur and in this way the sited under the trees of Barne in Hunuman Dham Shamli and took this sweet water from the old well, later sign of power the Baba Bharang Bali Booned this Holy place Shamli. The city is part of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) and is located along the Delhi–Saharanpur (709B), Meerut-Karnal (709A) and Panipat-Khatima (709AD) Highways.Shamli was declared as a district in September 2011 and was named Prabuddh Nagar by Mayawati, by chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. In July 2012, Shamli got its original name back by Akhilesh Yadav, who become chief minister in 2012. It is 100 kilometres from Delhi, 65 kilometres from Meerut, 40 kilometres from Muzaffarnagar, 40 kilometres from Karnal, 40 kilometres from Panipat and 65 kilometres from Saharanpur. Almost 150 years after it was stripped of its administrative importance by the British following its role and prominence in Indian Rebellion of 1857. - Wikipedia"