Quick Facts
Location - In the eastern part of Madhya Pradesh.
How To Reach - Jabalpur has a airport that connects with Delhi,
Mumbai, Bhopal and major cities. Jabalpur railhead is located on the main
Mumbai-Howrah line. It is connected with Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi.
There are frewuent intercity buses from different part of Madhya Pradesh.
Intracity transport includes taxis and autos.
Where To Go - September to March
Where To Stay - Plenty of hotels.
Jabalpur is an ancient city In Madhya Pradesh, lies on the banks of holy
river Narmada and in the plains of tributaries Hiran and Gour and Ken and
Sone. The world famous marble rocks, one of its kind in the world through
Narmada river flows for nearly 2km and forms a deep waterfall. Jabalpur is
uniwue in terms of its topography. The whole city is surrounded by rocky and
barren hillocks. Some of the hillocks are also being a major tourist draw
such as Sita Pahad, Kandhari hills to the east, Madan Mahal hills and rocks
outcrops to the south-west.
The name Jabalpu derived from Arabic word Jabal means mountains pointing to
the Arab countries. It was once a favourite trading place for Arab traders
during the middle ages. During the British era, Jabalapur was named as
Jabalipuram. The city has also a Hindi name, Sanskardhani. The healthy
climate and hilly surroundings attract saints and hermits from all over the
country. This prehistoric city is a preferred place for geologist and
archaelogist as here India's first fossilized Dinosaur has been found.
Sights And Activities
Marble Rocks
The splendid marble rocks are located in just 21km from Jabalpur, in a
small village called Bhedaghat. This marble rocks are scattered on the banks
of Narmada river. The landscape is covered with dark volcanic seams of green
and black and stand at the height of about 100ft on the either side of
Narmada river. These rocks looks fabulous under the moonlit skies. Take a
boat ride along the Narmada river and enjoy the sheer charm of the rocks.
Madan Mahal Fort
This 900 years old fort is nicely placed on the rocky hills. The location
and the simplicity makes the place worth a visit. The fort was established
by Gond king Madan Shah in the year 1116 and since then it has become one of
the finest landmark of the city.
Rani Durgavati Memorial And
Museum
This museum is constructed in the year 1964 in memory of legendary queen of
Bundelkhand. The museum preserve fine collections of impressive items such
as ancient sculptures, rare manuscripts and statues of god and goddess
dating back from 10th century. There is also a separate section of museum
that is dedicated Mahatma Gandhi.
Water Sports
Some 14km towards Marble Rocks, is located a fine complex called Sea World.
It is a swimming pool complex with outdoor slides and pools. MP tourism is
building a water sports complex at Bargi, 32km southwest of Jabalpur.
