Mewat,
adjacent to District Gurgaon, is a land of rich cultural heritage
with historical background. The Meos, who trace their roots to the
early Aryan invasion of Northern India, call them selves Kshatriyas
and have preserved their social and cultural traits to a
surprisingly to the large extent.
Geographically, Mewat District is
situated between 26-degree and 30-degree North Latitude and
76-degree and 78-degree East longitude. Gurgaon district bounds it
on its North, while Rewari district lies to its West and Palwal
district to its East. On South, the district shares its boundary
with the State of Rajasthan. Mewat district is largely comprises of
planes. Inconsistency in Mewat topography is evident from its
patches of land with hills and hillock of the Aravali Mountain on
the one hand and plains on the other. Thus, physio-graphically the
area is divided into two tracts- upland and low land. |