   alwar is a city and administrative headquarters of alwar district in the indian state of rajasthan. it is located around 160&nbsp;km south of delhi, and about 150&nbsp;km north of jaipur, the capital of rajasthan. alwar is part of national capital region (ncr). india's highest ever recorded temperature of 50.6&nbsp;Â°c was measured at alwar on 10 may 1956. alwar was formerly the capital of the princely state of alwar. it was formerly spelt as "ulwar" in british india. this placed it in last position in alphabetically ordered lists, so a king changed the spelling to "alwar" to bring it to the top.  [[file:under construction residential buildings.j
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