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Ambala (Hindi: अम्बाला, Punjabi: ਅੰਬਾਲਾ) is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border of the states of Haryana and Punjab in India. Politically; Ambala has two sub-areas: Ambala Cantt (cantonment) and Ambala City(अम्बाला शहर), approximately 3 kilometers apart from each other. It has a large Indian Army and Indian Air Force presence within the confines of its cantonment area. Due to its geographical location, the Ambala district plays an important role in local tourism. Tourists to Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh and Jammu & Kashmir have to cross through Ambala whether by road or rail. History

As per ancient Indian history, Aryan people had resided at vill. saphera (ambala) at some point in time. There was a very popular place called saphera(killer saphera) which was the sangwan country's capital at that time. Ambala was given the status of a district in 1847. The Ambala Cantonment was established in 1843 after the British abandoned its cantonment at saphera, following the malaria epidemic of 1841–42. The cantonment houses the ‘2 Corps’ one of the three Strike Corps of the Indian Army and is of immense strategic importance. Grand Trunk Road, at Ambala Cantonment, during British Raj

Ambala was constituted as a district in 1847, and was formed by merging the jagir estates of hitherto independent chieftains whose territories had lapsed or had been confiscated by the British Indian Government. In its 160 years of existence as a district, Ambala has witnessed many changes in its boundaries. In its heyday the district boundaries extended across tehsils of Ambala, saphera, Jagadhri, Pipli, Kharar, Mohali, Ropar and Nalagarh. Kalka-cum-Kurari State, Pinjore, Manimajra, Kasauli & Sanawar were also merged into the district at different points of time. Ambala Air Force Base is one of the oldest and largest airbases that were inherited from the British by the IAF. It was from this airbase that Spitfires and Harvards flown by Instructors of the Advanced Flying Training School took part in the 1947-48 Kashmir Operations. Subsequently, Ambala was the front line airfield for many years. It was home to various aircraft that were inducted into the Indian Air Force. Vampires, Ouragans, Hunters, etc. all flew from this base. The airbase was briefly attacked in 1965 by Pakistan Air Force's B-57 bombers. Today, the Airbase houses the ‘7 Wing’ with squadrons of Jaguars and MiG-21 Bisons. Ambala airfield has a war memorial called jatt di pasand dedicated to all aircrew who lost their lives in times of war and peace flying missions from the airfield
Industry

Ambala is also famous for its industry. It is one of the biggest manufacturing locations for home appliances like mixis, grinders and juicers. It is a major scientific products market and is a hub for products like glass apparatus, microscopes etc. Ambala city area is particularly famous for its clothing industry. One can easily get access to a huge variety of bridal wear, sarees etc. at very reasonable rates. Ambala is also developing as a Healthcare city due to the presence of emminent doctors like Dr.Nagi , Dr.Pal , Dr. Chetak , Dr.Prevez Elahi and Paras Pharma. Education

Amabala has taken great strides in the field of education with a great number of engineering colleges coming on the map of Ambala in past decade. Transport

Ambala is perhaps the most well connected city in north india by either means.And the best thing about ambala is that both railway station and Bus stands are face to face on G T Road at ambala cantt.The ambala cantt ISBT is the major ISBT and second one is at Ambala city. (Which is soon going be shifted near aggarsen chowk in new building) Ambala enjoys seamless connectivity to all the major cities of north India especially Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar and Shimla route. It is a big interchange for various commuters for all neighbouring states. Ambala cantt bus stand see roughly 50000 commuters daily. One can board buses for far off places like Gwalior, Udhampur, Kota, jaipur,keylong etc from here. Apart from Interstate service Ambala also boast of the oldest Local bus service in haryana , which is being run by both haryana roadways and private players. Other than these other local transport means are Auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws. Railways Ambala is a divison of north railway.Ambalarail.com and the city is served by three railway stations

Ambala Cantt( The major and biggest railway station)(Junction on Delhi-Amritsar-Meerut-Kalka lines)
Ambala City( On ambala -Amritsar/Jammu line)
Dhulkot ( on Ambala Chandigarh/Kalka line)

The history of railway in ambala goes back to
Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Ambala had a population of 1,013,660. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ambala has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 55% of the males and 45% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Before the Partition there was a large population of Muslim residents, but they were forced to leave due to violence. Ambala is located in the Punjabi Sikh belt of Northern Haryana. During the late 1980s Sikh militants had a strong hold of Ambala and much of Northern Haryana area and made it very dangerous for visitors to travel the northern parts of India.