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List of United States cities by area
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This list ranks U. S. cities by land area. Total areas including water are also given, but note that, when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger. San Francisco is an extreme example: water makes up nearly 80% of its total area of 232 square miles (601 km²). Note also that in many cases a city may be geographically large primarily because its municipal government has merged with the government of the surrounding county. In some cases the county no longer exists, while in others the arrangement has formed a Consolidated city–county (or city-borough in Alaska, or city-parish in Louisiana); these are shown in bold. Cities that are not consolidated with or part of any county are independent cities, indicated thus **. All data is from the 2010 United States Census.[1]
Rank
City
State
Land area (sq mi)
Land area (km²)
Water area (sq mi)
Water area (km²)
Total area (sq mi)
Total area (km²)
Population (2010)
1 Sitka Alaska 2,870.3 7,434 1,941.0 5,027 4,811.4 12,461 8,881
2 Juneau Alaska 2,701.9 6,998 552.0 1,430 3,253.9 8,428 31,275
3 Wrangell Alaska 2,541.5 6,582 920.6 2,384 3,462.1 8,967 2,369
4 Anchorage Alaska 1,704.7 4,415 256.3 664 1,961.0 5,079 291,826
5 Jacksonville Florida 747.0 1,935 127.6 330 874.6 2,265 821,784
6 Anaconda Montana 736.5 1,908 4.7 12 741.2 1,920 9,298
7 Butte Montana 716.2 1,855 0.6 1.6 716.8 1,857 33,525
8 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 606.4 1,571 14.4 37 620.8 1,608 579,999
9 Houston Texas 599.6 1,553 27.9 72 627.5 1,625 2,099,451
10 Phoenix Arizona 516.7 1,338 1.2 3.1 517.9 1,341 1,445,632
11 Nashville Tennessee 475.1 1,231 21.7 56 496.8 1,287 601,222
12 Los Angeles California 468.7 1,214 34.0 88 502.7 1,302 3,792,621
13 San Antonio Texas 460.9 1,194 5.8 15 466.7 1,209 1,327,407
14 Suffolk ** Virginia 400.2 1,037 28.9 75 429.1 1,111 84,585
15 Buckeye Arizona 375.3 972 0.1 0.26 375.4 972 50,876
16 Indianapolis Indiana 361.4 936 6.6 17 368.0 953 820,445
17 Chesapeake ** Virginia 340.8 883 10.1 26 350.9 909 222,209
18 Dallas Texas 340.5 882 45.3 117 385.8 999 1,197,816
19 Fort Worth Texas 339.8 880 8.0 21 347.9 901 741,206
20 Louisville Kentucky 325.2 842 17.0 44 342.2 886 597,337
21 San Diego California 325.2 842 47.2 122 372.4 965 1,307,402
22 Memphis Tennessee 315.1 816 8.9 23 324.0 839 646,889
23 Kansas City Missouri 315.0 816 4.1 11 319.0 826 459,787
24 New York City New York 302.6 784 165.8 429 468.5 1,213 8,175,133
25 Augusta Georgia 302.5 783 4.2 11 306.7 794 195,844
26 Austin Texas 297.9 772 7.2 19 305.1 790 790,390
27 Charlotte North Carolina 297.7 771 2.0 5.2 299.7 776 731,424
28 Lexington Kentucky 283.6 735 1.9 4.9 285.6 740 295,803
29 El Paso Texas 255.2 661 1.0 2.6 256.3 664 649,121
30 Virginia Beach ** Virginia 249.0 645 248.3 643 497.3 1,288 437,994
31 Cusseta Georgia 248.7 644 2.4 6.2 251.2 651 11,267
32 Chicago Illinois 227.6 589 6.5 17 234.1 606 2,695,598
33 Tucson Arizona 226.7 587 0.3 0.78 227.0 588 520,116
34 Columbus Ohio 217.2 563 5.9 15 223.1 578 787,033
35 Columbus Georgia 216.4 560 4.6 12 221.0 572 189,885
36 Valdez Alaska 216.2 560 59.6 154 275.9 715 3,976
37 Preston Georgia 209.1 542 1.1 2.8 210.3 545 2,799
38 Huntsville Alabama 209.1 542 1.3 3.4 210.4 545 180,105
39 Boulder City Nevada 208.5 540 0.0 0 208.6 540 15,023
40 California City California 203.5 527 0.1 0.26 203.6 527 14,120
41 Tulsa Oklahoma 196.8 510 4.2 11 201.0 521 391,906
42 Colorado Springs Colorado 194.5 504 0.4 1.0 194.9 505 416,427
43 Goodyear Arizona 191.5 496 0.0 0 191.5 496 65,275
44 Albuquerque New Mexico 187.7 486 1.8 4.7 189.5 491 545,852
45 Scottsdale Arizona 183.9 476 0.5 1.3 184.4 478 217,385
46 Hibbing Minnesota 181.8 471 4.6 12 186.4 483 16,361
47 Norman Oklahoma 178.8 463 10.7 28 189.4 491 110,925
48 San Jose California 176.5 457 3.4 8.8 180.0 466 945,942
49 Peoria Arizona 174.4 452 3.6 9.3 178.0 461 154,065
50 New Orleans Louisiana 169.4 439 180.8 468 350.2 907 343,829
51 Corpus Christi Texas 160.6 416 329.0 852 489.6 1,268 305,215
52 Montgomery Alabama 159.6 413 2.4 6.2 161.9 419 205,764
53 Wichita Kansas 159.3 413 4.3 11 163.6 424 382,368
54 Aurora Colorado 154.7 401 0.7 1.8 155.4 402 325,078
55 Denver Colorado 153.0 396 1.6 4.1 154.6 400 600,158
56 Sierra Vista Arizona 152.3 394 0.3 0.78 152.5 395 43,888
57 Georgetown Georgia 151.2 392 9.3 24 160.6 416 2,513
58 Birmingham Alabama 146.1 378 2.5 6.5 148.6 385 212,237
59 Fayetteville North Carolina 145.8 378 1.9 4.9 147.7 383 200,564
60 Carson City ** Nevada 144.7 375 12.6 33 157.2 407 55,274
61 Raleigh North Carolina 142.9 370 1.1 2.8 144.0 373 403,892
62 Bakersfield California 142.2 368 1.4 3.6 143.6 372 347,483
63 Mobile Alabama 139.1 360 40.7 105 179.8 466 195,111
64 Detroit Michigan 138.8 359 4.1 11 142.9 370 713,777
65 Bunnell Florida 137.5 356 1.1 2.8 138.6 359 2,676
66 Chattanooga Tennessee 137.2 355 7.4 19 144.5 374 167,674
67 Mesa Arizona 136.5 354 0.6 1.6 137.1 355 439,041
68 Las Vegas Nevada 135.8 352 0.1 0.26 135.9 352 583,756
69 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 134.1 347 8.6 22 142.7 370 1,526,006
70 Portland Oregon 133.4 346 11.7 30 145.1 376 583,776
71 Atlanta Georgia 133.2 345 0.9 2.3 134.0 347 420,003
72 Winston-Salem North Carolina 132.4 343 1.2 3.1 133.7 346 229,617
73 Brownsville Texas 132.3 343 14.0 36 146.3 379 175,023
74 Columbia South Carolina 132.2 342 2.7 7.0 134.9 349 129,272
75 Lynchburg Tennessee 129.2 335 1.2 3.1 130.4 338 6,362
76 Omaha Nebraska 127.1 329 3.5 9.1 130.6 338 408,958
77 Greensboro North Carolina 126.5 328 5.3 14 131.8 341 269,666
78 Kansas City Kansas 124.8 323 3.6 9.3 128.4 333 145,786
79 Lubbock Texas 122.4 317 1.1 2.8 123.6 320 229,573
80 Fernley Nevada 122.1 316 6.7 17 128.9 334 19,368
81 Marana Arizona 121.5 315 0.7 1.8 122.2 316 34,961
82 Yuma Arizona 120.3 312 0.1 0.26 120.4 312 93,064
83 Little Rock Arkansas 119.2 309 1.8 4.7 121.0 313 193,524
84 Athens Georgia 116.4 301 1.8 4.7 118.2 306 115,452
85 Hartsville Tennessee 114.2 296 2.4 6.2 116.6 302 7,870
86 Port St. Lucie Florida 114.0 295 1.3 3.4 115.2 298 164,603
87 Tampa Florida 113.4 294 61.8 160 175.2 454 335,709
88 Fresno California 112.0 290 0.4 1.0 112.3 291 494,665
89 Unalaska Alaska 111.8 290 100.9 261 212.7 551 4,376
90 Eloy Arizona 111.5 289 0.1 0.26 111.6 289 16,631
91 Salt Lake City Utah 111.1 288 0.6 1.6 111.7 289 186,440
92 Jackson Mississippi 111.0 287 2.2 5.7 113.2 293 173,514
93 Fort Wayne Indiana 110.6 286 0.2 0.52 110.8 287 253,691
94 Casa Grande Arizona 109.7 284 0.0 0 109.7 284 48,571
95 Charleston South Carolina 109.0 282 18.5 48 127.5 330 120,083
96 Henderson Nevada 107.7 279 0.0 0 107.7 279 257,729
97 Durham North Carolina 107.4 278 0.9 2.3 108.3 280 228,330
98 Abilene Texas 106.8 277 5.4 14 112.2 291 117,063
99 Palmdale California 106.0 275 0.3 0.78 106.2 275 152,750
100 Babbitt Minnesota 105.9 274 0.8 2.1 106.7 276 1,475
101 Surprise Arizona 105.7 274 0.1 0.26 105.9 274 117,517
102 Cape Coral Florida 105.7 274 14.9 39 120.6 312 154,305
103 Shreveport Louisiana 105.4 273 15.5 40 120.8 313 199,311
104 Rio Rancho New Mexico 103.4 268 0.3 0.78 103.7 269 87,521
105 Savannah Georgia 103.2 267 5.6 15 108.7 282 136,286
106 Reno Nevada 103.0 267 2.9 7.5 105.9 274 225,221
107 Orlando Florida 102.4 265 8.3 21 110.7 287 238,300
108 North Las Vegas Nevada 101.3 262 0.0 0 101.4 263 216,961
109 Tallahassee Florida 100.2 260 3.2 8.3 103.5 268 181,376
110 North Port Florida 99.6 258 4.6 12 104.2 270 57,357
111 Amarillo Texas 99.5 258 1.7 4.4 101.2 262 190,695
112 St. Marys Pennsylvania 99.3 257 0.2 0.52 99.5 258 13,070
113 Knoxville Tennessee 98.5 255 5.6 15 104.2 270 178,874
114 Sacramento California 97.9 254 2.2 5.7 100.1 259 466,488
115 Clarksville Tennessee 97.6 253 0.7 1.8 98.3 255 132,929
116 Nightmute Alaska 96.9 251 4.0 10 100.9 261 280
117 Milwaukee Wisconsin 96.1 249 0.7 1.8 96.8 251 594,833
118 Arlington Texas 95.9 248 3.7 9.6 99.6 258 365,438
119 Lancaster California 94.3 244 0.3 0.78 94.5 245 156,633
120 Palm Springs California 94.1 244 0.9 2.3 95.0 246 44,552
121 Palm Coast Florida 89.9 233 1.0 2.6 90.8 235 75,180
122 Dothan Alabama 89.4 232 0.3 0.78 89.7 232 65,496
123 Lincoln Nebraska 89.1 231 1.2 3.1 90.4 234 258,379
124 Waco Texas 89.0 231 12.3 32 101.3 262 124,805
125 Laredo Texas 88.9 230 1.4 3.6 90.4 234 236,091
126 Denton Texas 88.0 228 1.4 3.6 89.3 231 113,383
127 Oak Ridge Tennessee 85.3 221 4.7 12 90.0 233 29,330
128 Edmond Oklahoma 84.7 219 3.2 8.3 87.9 228 81,405
129 Seattle Washington 83.9 217 58.7 152 142.7 370 608,660
130 Beaumont Texas 82.8 214 3.0 7.8 85.8 222 118,296
131 Springfield Missouri 81.7 212 0.6 1.6 82.3 213 159,498
132 Riverside California 81.1 210 0.3 0.78 81.4 211 303,871
133 Lawton Oklahoma 81.0 210 0.0 0 81.0 210 96,867
134 Baltimore ** Maryland 80.9 210 11.1 29 92.1 239 620,961
135 Des Moines Iowa 80.9 210 1.7 4.4 82.6 214 203,433
136 Toledo Ohio 80.7 209 3.4 8.8 84.1 218 287,208
137 Jonesboro Arkansas 79.9 207 0.6 1.6 80.4 208 67,263
138 Boise Idaho 79.4 206 0.7 1.8 80.0 207 205,671
139 Ellsworth Maine 79.3 205 14.6 38 93.9 243 7,741
140 Caribou Maine 79.3 205 0.8 2.1 80.1 207 8,189
141 El Reno Oklahoma 79.2 205 0.6 1.6 79.8 207 16,749
142 Cincinnati Ohio 77.9 202 1.6 4.1 79.5 206 296,943
143 Cleveland Ohio 77.7 201 4.8 12 82.5 214 396,815
144 Independence Missouri 77.6 201 0.7 1.8 78.2 203 116,830
145 Fremont California 77.5 201 10.2 26 87.6 227 214,089
146 Baton Rouge Louisiana 76.9 199 2.2 5.7 79.1 205 229,493
147 Port Arthur Texas 76.9 199 67.1 174 144.0 373 53,818
148 Madison Wisconsin 76.8 199 17.2 45 94.0 243 233,209
149 Las Cruces New Mexico 76.5 198 0.1 0.26 76.6 198 97,618
150 Presque Isle Maine 75.8 196 1.8 4.7 77.6 201 9,692
Gallery[edit]
2 - Juneau, Alaska
3 - Wrangell, Alaska
4 - Anchorage, Alaska
5 - Jacksonville, Florida
6 - Anaconda, Montana
7 - Butte, Montana
8 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
9 - Houston, Texas
10 - Phoenix, Arizona
11 - Nashville, Tennessee
12 - Los Angeles, California
13 - San Antonio, Texas
14 - Suffolk, Virginia
15 - Buckeye, Arizona
16 - Indianapolis, Indiana
17 - Chesapeake, Virginia
18 - Dallas, Texas
19 - Fort Worth, Texas
20 - Louisville, Kentucky
21 - San Diego, California
22 - Memphis, Tennessee
23 - Kansas City, Missouri
24 - New York City, New York
25 - Augusta, Georgia
See also[edit]
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United States Office of Management and Budget
United States statistical area
The 1067 US statistical areas comprise 366 MSAs, 576 μSAs, and 125 CSAs
United States primary statistical area
List of the 718 US PSAs
United States combined statistical area
List of the 125 US CSAs
United States core based statistical area
List of the 942 US CBSAs
United States metropolitan statistical area
List of the 366 US MSAs
List of the 366 US MSAs by GDP
United States micropolitan statistical area
List of the 576 US μSAs
Largest cities in the United States by population by decade
List of cities proper by population (most populous cities in the World)
List of lists of settlements in the United States
List of United States cities by population density
List of United States urban areas
References[edit]
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List of most streamed artists on Spotify
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No. 1 is Drake with 49 million monthly listeners.
No. 2 is J Balvin with 47 million monthly listeners.
No. 3 is Post Malone with 44 million monthly listeners.
This list of most-streamed artists on Spotify contains the top 20 artists with the most monthly streams, as derived from Spotify charts in May 2018. Drake is currently the most streamed artist on Spotify with 49 million monthly listeners. He is also the most streamed artist of all time with over 10 billion combined streams.[1]
Contents
[hide]
1 Most streamed artists
1.1 Monthly streams
1.2 All-time Top 200 streams
2 Most followers
3 Peak position on chart
4 Most streamed artists by year
4.1 2017
4.2 2016
4.3 2015
4.4 2014
4.5 2013
5 See also
6 References
Most streamed artists[edit]
Non-English speaking
Monthly streams[edit]
Rank
Artist
Monthly listeners
(rounded to the nearest million)
Country
Ref(s)
1. Drake 49 CAN [1]
2. J Balvin 47 COL [2]
3. Post Malone 44 USA [3]
4. Dua Lipa 43 GBR [4]
5. Calvin Harris [5]
6. Ed Sheeran 40 [6]
7. David Guetta 38 FRA [7]
8. Sia 37 AUS [8]
9. Marshmello 36 USA [9]
10. Khalid [10]
11. Bad Bunny 35 PRI [11]
12. Selena Gomez USA [12]
13. Ariana Grande 34 [13]
14. Kanye West [14]
15. Demi Lovato [15]
16. Cardi B 33 [16]
17. Shawn Mendes CAN [17]
18. Maroon 5 USA [18]
19. Camila Cabello 32 CUB /
USA [19]
20. Kendrick Lamar 31 USA [20]
As of June 16, 2018
All-time Top 200 streams[edit]
This list enumerates the streams artists' song accrued on the Spotify Global Top 200, which is less than the artist's total streams.[21]
Rank
Artist
Total streams
(billions)
Country
1. Drake 11.2 CAN
2. Ed Sheeran 8.7 GBR
3. Justin Bieber 8.6 CAN
4. The Weeknd 5.7
5. Post Malone 5.2 USA
6. J Balvin 5.0 COL
7. The Chainsmokers USA
8. Kendrick Lamar 4.5
9. Rihanna 4.4 BAR
10. Daddy Yankee 4.2 PRI
11. Ozuna 4.1
12. Calvin Harris 3.9 GBR
13. Selena Gomez 3.5 USA
14. Sia 3.3 AUS
15. Ariana Grande 3.2 USA
16. Future
17. Bad Bunny PRI
18. Nicki Minaj USA
19. Major Lazer 3.1 USA /
TTO /
JAM
20. Khalid 3.0 USA
As of June 16, 2018
Most followers[edit]
Also among the 20 most streamed artists
Rank
Artist
Followers
(millions)
Country
Ref(s)
1. Ed Sheeran 26.2 GBR [6]
2. Rihanna 23.7 BAR [22]
3. Justin Bieber 22.7 CAN [23]
4. Drake 21.5 [1]
5. Eminem 17.3 USA [24]
6. Ariana Grande 15.4 [25]
7. David Guetta 14.2 FRA [7]
8. Beyoncé 13.7 USA [26]
9. Bruno Mars 13.6 [27]
10. Taylor Swift 12.9 [28]
11. Coldplay 12.3 GBR [29]
12. Calvin Harris 11.7 [5]
13. Shakira 11.6 COL [30]
14. Maroon 5 11.2 USA [31]
15. Nicki Minaj 11.0 [32]
16. The Weeknd 10.9 CAN [33]
17. Katy Perry 10.2 USA [34]
18. Selena Gomez 10.1 [35]
19. Maluma COL [36]
20. Imagine Dragons 9.9 USA [37]
As of June 16, 2018
Peak position on chart[edit]
Timeline of artists who have held the peak position each month as the most streamed artist since September 2015, when the feature was first made public.[38]
Indicates most streamed artist of the year
Year
Month
Artist
Ref(s)
2015 September The Weeknd [41]
October
November
December Justin Bieber [46]
2016 January
February
March
April Rihanna [47]
May Drake [48]
June
July
August
September
October
November
December The Weeknd [50]
2017 January
February Ed Sheeran [54]
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2018 January Ed Sheeran
February
March Drake [55]
April
May
Most streamed artists by year[edit]
Ed Sheeran was the most streamed artist of 2014 and 2017.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were the most streamed artists of 2013.
2017[edit]
Spotify's most streamed artist of 2017 was Ed Sheeran with 6.3 billion streams that year. This was his second year topping the list.[56]
Rank
Chg
Artist
Country
1. Ed Sheeran GBR
2. Drake CAN
3. The Weeknd
4. Kendrick Lamar USA
5. The Chainsmokers
2016[edit]
Spotify's most streamed artist of 2016 was Drake with 4.7 billion streams that year. He topped the list for a second year in a row.[57]
Rank
Chg
Artist
Country
1. Drake CAN
2. Justin Bieber
3. Rihanna BAR
4. Twenty One Pilots USA
5. Kanye West
2015[edit]
Spotify's most streamed artist of 2015 was Drake with 1.8 billion streams that year.[58]
Rank
Chg
Artist
Country
1. Drake CAN
2. Ed Sheeran GBR
3. The Weeknd CAN
4. Maroon 5 USA
5. Kanye West
2014[edit]
Spotify's most streamed artist of 2014 was Ed Sheeran with 860 million streams that year.[59]
Rank
Chg
Artist
Country
1. Ed Sheeran GBR
2. Eminem USA
3. Coldplay GBR
4. Calvin Harris
5. Katy Perry USA
2013[edit]
Spotify's most streamed artists of 2013 were Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.[60]
Rank
Artist
Country
1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis USA
2. Avicii SWE
3. Daft Punk FRA
4. Eminem USA
5. Imagine Dragons
6. Jay-Z
7. Bruno Mars
8. Rihanna BAR
9. Calvin Harris GBR
10. Drake CAN
See also[edit]
List of most streamed songs on Spotify
List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
List of most-followed Twitter accounts
List of most-followed Instagram accounts
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c "Drake". Spotify. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
Jump up ^ "J Balvin". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Post Malone". Spotify. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Dua Lipa". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Calvin Harris". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "Ed Sheeran". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
^ Jump up to: a b "David Guetta". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Sia". Spotify. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Marshmello". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Khalid". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Bad Bunny". Spotify. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Selena Gomez". Spotify. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Ariana Grande". Spotify. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Kanye West". Spotify. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Demi Lovato". Spotify. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Cardi B". Spotify. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Shawn Mendes". Spotify. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Maroon 5". Spotify. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Camila Cabello". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Kendrick Lamar". Spotify. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
Jump up ^ Spotify Chart History
Jump up ^ "Rihanna". Spotify. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Justin Bieber". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Eminem". Spotify. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Ariana Grande". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Beyoncé". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Bruno Mars". Spotify. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Taylor Swift". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Coldplay". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Shakira". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Maroon 5". Spotify. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Nicki Minaj". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "The Weeknd". Spotify. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Katy Perry". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Selena Gomez". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Maluma". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Imagine Dragons". Spotify. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
Jump up ^ Spotify’s new About tab reveals artists’ monthly listeners
Jump up ^ The Weeknd tops Spotify artists chart with 24m monthly listeners
Jump up ^ Spotify's new Number of Monthly Listeners stat / chart is pretty interesting (The Weeknd currently #1 in the world).
Jump up ^ [39][40]
Jump up ^ The most listened artist on Spotify is Justin Bieber. And you still ask why the aliens didn't come to Earth.
Jump up ^ Justin Bieber ranks the #1 most popular artist on Spotify w/ over 4 million followers & 31 million monthly listeners
Jump up ^ Justin Bieber is most popular Spotify artist with 31.7 million monthly listeners. Can you guess who is in second and third? Hint: Adele 4th
Jump up ^ Justin Bieber got the most number of monthly listener in spotify.
Jump up ^ [42][43][44][45]
Jump up ^ Rihanna has bypassed Justin Bieber as the number one artist on Spotify, with over 31 million monthly listeners!
^ Jump up to: a b Ingham, Tim (December 1, 2016). "Drake finally loses his Spotify crown to record-breaking The Weeknd". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
Jump up ^ The Weeknd passed Drake for the most monthly listeners on spotify. About time.🙄
Jump up ^ [48][49]
Jump up ^ Ed Sheeran is now officially the biggest artist on Spotify worldwide
Jump up ^ Artists with the most monthly listeners on Spotify currently: Ed Sheeran, The Chainsmokers, Drake, Coldplay
Jump up ^ Taylor is now the second most listened to artist on Spotify with 36M+ monthly listeners - right behind Ed Sheeran 🎶🎵
Jump up ^ [51][52][53]
Jump up ^ Drake is back in 1st place with more monthly listeners on Spotify.
Jump up ^ Associated Press (December 12, 2017). "Ed Sheeran Tops Spotify's 2017 Most-Streamed List". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ Stutz, Colin (December 1, 2016). "Drake & Rihanna Top Spotify's Year-End Lists". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ The Spotify Team (December 1, 2015). "Drake Is The World's Most Streamed Artist on Spotify for 2015". Spotify. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
Jump up ^ "Ed Sheeran is Spotify's most-streamed artist of 2014". BBC News. December 3, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
Jump up ^ The Spotify Team (December 17, 2013). "Spotify reveals Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are 2013's most-streamed artists". Spotify. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
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Environment of Virginia
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Dark Hollow Falls in Shenandoah National Park
The natural environment of Virginia encompasses the physical geography and biology of the U.S. state of Virginia. Virginia has a total area of 42,774.2 square miles (110,784.67 km2), including 3,180.13 square miles (8,236.5 km2) of water, making it the 35th-largest state by area.[1] Forests cover 65% of the state, wetlands and water cover 6% of the land in the state, while 5% of the state is a mixture of commercial, residential, and transitional.[2]
Virginia is bordered by Maryland and Washington, D.C. to the north and east; by the Atlantic Ocean to the east; by North Carolina and Tennessee to the south; by Kentucky to the west; and by West Virginia to the north and west. Due to a peculiarity of Virginia 's original charter, its boundary with Maryland and Washington, D.C. does not extend past the low-water mark of the south shore of the Potomac River (unlike many boundaries that split a river down the middle).[3] The southern border is defined as the 36° 30′ parallel north, though surveyor error led to deviations of as much as three arcminutes.[4]
The state agencies whose primary focii are on the natural environment of Virginia are the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), and the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Contents
[hide]
1 Physiogeographic regions and geology
2 Climate
3 Ecology
4 Protected lands
5 See also
6 References
7 Bibliography
8 External links
Physiogeographic regions and geology[edit]
Virginia is divided into five geographic regions.
Geologically, Virginia is divided into five regions,[5] while the EPA lists seven ecoregions with further precision. From east to west, the regions are as follows:
The Tidewater is a coastal plain between the Atlantic coast and the fall line. It includes the Eastern Shore and major estuaries which enter the Chesapeake Bay. This region corresponds to the EPA's Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain (#63) and Southeastern Plains (#65) regions.
The Chesapeake Bay separates the contiguous portion of the Commonwealth from the two-county peninsula of Virginia's Eastern Shore. The bay was formed following a meteoroid impact crater during the Eocene.[6] Many of Virginia's rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay, including the Potomac, Rappahannock, James, and York, which create three peninsulas in the bay.[7][8]
The Piedmont is a series of sedimentary and igneous rock-based foothills east of the mountains which were formed in the Mesozoic.[9] The region, known for its heavy clay soil, includes the Southwest Mountains.[10] This region corresponds to the EPA's Piedmont (#45) and Northern Piedmont (#64) regions.
The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the chain of Appalachian Mountains with the highest points in the state, the tallest being Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet (1,746 m).[11] This corresponds to the EPA's Blue Ridge (#66) region.
Reflecting Lake in Luray Caverns in the northern Shenendoah valley
The Ridge and Valley region is west of the mountains, and includes the Great Appalachian Valley, which includes the Shenandoah Valley. This region corresponds to the EPA's Ridge and Valley (#67) region. The region is carbonate rock based (primarily limestone), and includes Massanutten Mountain.[12] Because of the areas of carbonate rock and resulting karst formations, more than 4,000 caves exist in Virginia, with ten open for tourism.[13] Likewise, another feature that resulted from limestone erosion in the valley region is the Natural Bridge.
The Cumberland Plateau (also called the Appalachian Plateau) and the Cumberland Mountains are in the south-west corner of Virginia, below the Allegheny Plateau. In this region rivers flow northwest, with a dendritic drainage system, into the Ohio River basin.[14] This region corresponds to the EPA's Central Appalachians (#69) region.
Coal mining takes place in the three mountainous regions at 40 distinct coal beds near Mesozoic basins.[15] Besides coal, resources such as slate, kyanite, sand, and gravel are mined, with an annual value over $2 billion as of 2006[update].[16]
Virginia has a low risk on earthquakes,[citation needed] especially in the northern part of the state. The Virginia seismic zone has not had a history of regular earthquake activity. Earthquakes are rarely above 4.5 in magnitude because Virginia is located centrally on the North American Plate, far from plate boundaries. Locations near tectonic plates suffer earthquakes frequently. The largest recorded earthquake, at an estimated 5.9 magnitude, was in 1897 near Blacksburg.[17] The largest since then was in August 2011, when a 5.8 magnitude quake struck near Mineral, Virginia and was felt moderately to strongly throughout the state.[citation needed]
Climate[edit]
Main article: Climate of Virginia
Virginia map of Köppen climate classification.
The climate of Virginia varies according to location, and becomes increasingly warmer and humid farther south and east.[18] Most of the state has a humid subtropical climate, from the Blue Ridge Mountains and southern Shenandoah Valley to the Atlantic coast. In the Blue Ridge Mountains, the climate becomes subtropical highland.[citation needed]
Ecology[edit]
Black bear on Old Rag Mountain
The World Wildlife Fund defines four ecoregions in Virginia: Middle Atlantic coastal forests near the Atlantic coast in the southeast corner of the state, Southeastern mixed forests on the Piedmont, Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests on the Appalachian Mountains, and Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests in the far west.[19]
According to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the oak-hickory forest is the most common forest community in Virginia. Common species include white oak, red oak, black oak, scarlet oak, chestnut oak, mockernut hickory, pignut hickory, tulip poplar, maple, beech, dogwood, black cherry, black locust, and black walnut. The oak-pine forest is the second largest type of forest with the afore mentioned oaks and the addition of loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, Virginia pine, black gum, sweetgum, hickories, sycamore, red cedar, and tulip poplar. This type of forest is found primarily on the coastal plain and piedmont. Lowland hardwoods include willow oak, water oak, blackgum, sweetgum, cottonwood, willow, ash, elm, hackberry, and red maple.[citation needed]
The lower altitudes are more likely to have small but dense stands of moisture-loving hemlocks and mosses in abundance, with hickory and oak in the Blue Ridge.[18] However, since the early 1990s, Gypsy moth infestations have eroded the dominance of oak forests.[20] Other common trees and plants include chestnut, maple, tulip poplar, mountain laurel, milkweed, daisies, and many species of ferns. The largest areas of wilderness are along the Atlantic coast and in the western mountains, which are likely home to the largest populations of trillium wildflowers in North America.[18][21]
Mammals include white-tailed deer, black bear, beaver, bobcat, coyote, raccoon, groundhog, Virginia opossum, gray fox, red fox, river otter, snowshoe hare, southern bog lemming, common eastern chipmunk, common mink, common muskrat, cotton mouse, eastern spotted skunk, striped skunk, fox squirrel, gray squirrel, northern flying squirrel, marsh rabbit, and eastern cottontail rabbit.[22] Birds include cardinals, barred owls, Carolina chickadees, American crow, American goldfinch, American pipit, American robin, Baird's sandpiper, Baltimore oriole, barn owl, great blue heron, great horned owl, snow goose, herring gull, mallard, blue jay, swallow-tailed kite, American tree sparrow, American white pelican, brown pelican, bald-eagle, cattle egret, common loon, eastern bluebird, osprey, arctic peregrine falcon, red-tailed hawk, and wild turkeys. The peregrine falcon was reintroduced into Shenandoah National Park in the mid-1990s.[23]
Walleye, brook trout, Roanoke bass, and blue catfish are among the 210 known species of freshwater fish.[24] Running brooks with rocky bottoms are often inhabited by a plentiful amounts of crayfish and salamanders.[18] The Chesapeake Bay is the nation's largest and most biologically diverse estuary and is home to many species, including blue crab, clams, oysters, scallops, Chesapeake ray, eel, bay anchovies, American shad, Atlantic croaker, Atlantic sturgeon, black drum, black seabass, blue fish, hickory shad, longnose gar, red drum, spot, and rockfish (also known as striped bass).[25]
Protected lands[edit]
See also: List of Virginia state parks
Cannon at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Virginia has 30 National Park Service units, such as Great Falls Park and the Appalachian Trail, and one national park, the Shenandoah National Park.[26] Shenandoah was established in 1935. Almost 40% of the park's area (79,579 acres/322 km2) has been designated as wilderness under the National Wilderness Preservation System.[27] Parkways, such as the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the Blue Ridge Parkway, which encompasses the scenic Skyline Drive, are among the most visited national park service sites nationwide.[28]
Additionally, there are 34 Virginia state parks and 17 state forests, run by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Department of Forestry.[2][29] The Chesapeake Bay, while not a national park, is protected by both state and federal legislation, and the jointly run Chesapeake Bay Program which conducts restoration on the bay and its watershed. The Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge extends into North Carolina.[30] Several open-air museums and battlefields are located in the state, such as Colonial Williamsburg, Richmond National Battlefield, and Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.[31]
As of March 26, 2010, there were 31 Superfund sites in Virginia on the National Priorities List, as designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. No additional sites are currently proposed for entry on the list. Four sites have been cleaned up and removed from the list.[32]
See also[edit]
Virginia Energy Independence Alliance
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "2000 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2004. p. 71. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
^ Jump up to: a b "Virginia's Forest Resources". Natural Resource Education Guide. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. January 21, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Supreme Court Rules for Virginia in Potomac Conflict". The Sea Grant Law Center. University of Mississippi. 2003. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
Jump up ^ Hubbard, Jr. 2009, p. 140
Jump up ^ The Encyclopedia of Virginia 1999, pp. 2–15
Jump up ^ "Fact Sheet 102-98 - The Chesapeake Bay: Geologic Product of Rising Sea Level". United States Geological Survey. November 18, 1998. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
Jump up ^ Burnham & Burnham 2004, pp. 7, 56−57
Jump up ^ "Rivers and Watersheds". The Geology of Virginia. College of William and Mary. February 23, 2007. Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Jump up ^ Pazzaglia 2006, pp. 135−138
Jump up ^ "Virginia's Agricultural Resources". Natural Resource Education Guide. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. January 21, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
Jump up ^ Burnham & Burnham 2004, p. 277
Jump up ^ "Physiographic Regions of Virginia". The Geology of Virginia. College of William and Mary. February 16, 2007. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Caves" (PDF). Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. July 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
Jump up ^ Palmer 1998, pp. 49−51
Jump up ^ "Coal". Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy. 2006. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
Jump up ^ "About DMME". Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy. 2006. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Largest Earthquake in Virginia". United States Geological Survey. January 25, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Burnham & Burnham 2004, pp. 1−3
Jump up ^ Olson, D. M, E. Dinerstein; et al. (2001). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Life on Earth". BioScience. 51 (11): 933–938. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0933:TEOTWA]2.0.CO;2. Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
Jump up ^ "Shenandoah National Park — Forests". National Park Service. July 25, 2006. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
Jump up ^ Carroll & Miller 2002, pp. xi−xii
Jump up ^ "Species Information: Mammals". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Shenandoah National Park — Birds". National Park Service. July 25, 2006. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
Jump up ^ "Virginia Fishes". Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Bay Biology". Chesapeake Bay Program. January 5, 2006. Archived from the original on February 11, 2008. Retrieved February 4, 2008.
Jump up ^ "Virginia". National Park Service. 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
Jump up ^ Carroll & Miller 2002, p. 158
Jump up ^ Statistical Abstract 2008; National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; National Park Service Social Science Program; Denver, Colorado; 2009
Jump up ^ "Park Locations". Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. November 9, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
Jump up ^ Smith 2008, pp. 152–153, 356
Jump up ^ Howard, Burnham & Burnham 2006, pp. 88, 206, 292
Jump up ^ "National Priorities List". United States Enivironmental Protection Agency. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
Bibliography[edit]
Burnham, Bill; Burnham, Mary (2004). Hiking Virginia: A Guide to Virginia's Greatest Hiking Adventures. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot. ISBN 0-7627-2747-0.
Carroll, Steven; Miller, Mark (2002). Wild Virginia: A Guide to Thirty Roadless Recreation Areas Including Shenandoah National Park. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot. ISBN 0-7627-2315-7.
The Encyclopedia of Virginia. 1 (4 ed.). St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers. 1999. ISBN 0-403-09753-3.
Howard, Blair; Burnham, Mary; Burnham, Bill (2006). The Virginia Handbook (3 ed.). Edison, NJ: Hunter Publishing. ISBN 1-58843-512-1.
Hubbard, Jr., Bill (2009). American Boundaries: The Nation, the States, the Rectangular Survey. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-35591-8.
Palmer, Tim (1998). America by Rivers. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. ISBN 1-55963-264-X.
Pazzaglia, Frank James (2006). Excursions in Geology and History: Field Trips in the Middle Atlantic States. Boulder, CO: Geological Society of America. ISBN 0-8137-0008-6.
Smith, Julian (2008). Moon Virginia: Including Washington, D.C. (4 ed.). Berkeley, CA: Avalon Travel. ISBN 1-59880-011-6.
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Rajputana Rifles
Rajputana Rifles Insignia
Active
10 January 1775 - Present
Country
India
Branch
Indian Army
Type
Infantry Regiment
Role
Line infantry
Size
23 battalions
Motto(s)
Veer Bhogya Vasundhara (वीर भोग्य वसुंधरा )
"The Brave Shall Inherit the Earth"

Raja Ramchandra Ki Jai
"Hail Lord Raja Ramachandra"
Battle honours
Poonch, Charwa, Basantar and Myanamati
The Rajputana Rifles is the most senior rifle regiment of the Indian Army. It was originally raised in 1921 as part of the British Indian Army, when six previously existing regiments were amalgamated to form six battalions of the 6th Rajputana Rifles. In 1945 the numeral designation was dropped from the title and in 1947 the regiment was transferred to the newly independent Indian Army. Since independence, the regiment has been involved in a number of conflicts against Pakistan, as well as contributing to the Custodian Force (India) in Korea under the aegis of the United Nations in 1953-54 and to the UN Mission to the Congo in 1962. As a rifle regiment it uses a bugle horn as its insignia - the same as the British Light Division, but unlike its British counterparts, marches in the same march pace used in the Indian Army as a whole.
Contents
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1 The Name
2 Lineage
3 History
4 Units
5 Alliances
6 The Rajputana Rifles Regimental Museum
7 Gallantry Awards and Honours
8 Decorated officers
9 References
10 External links
The Name[edit]
The name Rajputana Rifles is derived from the Rajput a Hindu clan and the word Rajputana which was the old name of Rajasthan. It is based on the Sanskrit word Rajaputra meaning son of a king. Rajputana (räj'pʊtä'nə) is a historic region in NW India, roughly coextensive with the modern Indian state of Rajasthan. The name means "land of the Rajputs." Rajput tribal power rose here between the 7th and 13th centuries, and the princes resisted the early Muslim incursions, which began in the 11th century. Rajput power reached its peak in the early 16th century, but the area fell to the Mughals when Akbar captured the Chittor Fort in 1568. From their seat at Ajmer the Mughals ruled Rajputana until the early 18th century. The Marathas held feudatories in the region from c. 1750 to 1818, when it passed to Great Britain. Under the British, Rajputana included more than 20 princely states, notably Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, and Ajmer. The internal autonomy of many of the states was guaranteed. Most of these states were incorporated into Rajasthan after India gained independence in 1947.
Region of northwestern India that now comprises Rajasthan state and small sections of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. The Aravalli Range crosses the southern part of the region from northeast to southwest. The northwestern part is largely the Thar desert, but to the southeast the land is extremely fertile. The Rajput princely states came under British protection by treaties in the early 19th century; most of the area was formed into Rajasthan state in 1948. The catchment area or recruitment area for the regiment is mostly from Rajputs from all over the state of Rajasthan and some western districts of Madhya Pradesh (mainly Mandsaur, Neemuch, and Sheopur). However the Rajputana Rifles both by its name and composition remain strongly associated with the state of Rajasthan and more or less considered Rajasthan's infantry brigade in the Indian Army.This in contrast to the similarly-named Rajput Regiment which is in fact entirely associated with the state of Haryana and some regions of Harit Pradesh and recruits mainly from Rajputs . Jats are also recruited in the same strength. Nearly, 80% of the Regiments strength is of Rajputs and Jats . Other's recruited are Ahir, Sikh, Gurjar and Muslims.
Lineage[edit]
The regiment's origins lie in the 18th century when the East India Company (HEIC) recruited Rajputs to protect its operations. The impressive performance of French local units which were composed of local recruits mixed with French officers, helped the HEIC to decide that it needed to do something similar. In January 1775, it raised its first local infantry units which included the 5th Battalion, Bombay Sepoys, which is considered to be the oldest rifle regiment of the Indian Army.[1] The 5th Battalion was successively redesignated as 9th Battalion Bombay Sepoys in 1778; 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in 1796; 4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in 1824, and then 4th Regiment Native Infantry (Rifle Corps) in 1881.[2] It thus became the first rifle regiment of the British Indian Army.[1] In 1899 the battalion was once more renamed as 4th Regiment (1st Battalion Rifle Corps) Bombay Infantry and again in 1901 as 4th Bombay Rifles.[2]
In Kitchener's 1903 reorganisation of the Indian Army, 4th Bombay Rifles became 104th Wellesley’s Rifles, to commemorate the fact that the regiment had been commanded in 1800 by Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington).[3] In the further re-organisation in 1921, six regiments were brought together to form six battalions of the 6th Rajputana Rifles Regiment:
A painting depicting members of the Rajputanta Rifles, of all ranks and uniforms. c. 1911
1st Battalion - 104th Wellesley's Rifles
2nd Battalion - 120th Rajputana Infantry
3rd Battalion - 122nd Rajputana Infantry
4th Battalion - 123rd Outram's Rifles
5th Battalion - 125th Napier's Rifles
10th (Training) Battalion - 13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment).[4]
In 1945 the regiments of the British Indian Army dropped the numeral in their titles and so the Rajputanas assumed their current name. In 1947 the regiment was allocated to India and the newly formed Indian Army when the sub-continent became independent from the British Empire. In 1949, the 1st Battalion was elevated to the status of guards, becoming 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards.
History[edit]
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In 1817 the 4th Battalion met the Marathas at the Battle of Khadki. The defence earned the regiment the battle honor of "Khadki". In 1856–57 the 1st, 2nd and 4th Battalions were together in the Persian theatre of operations. In 1856 Captain J. A. Wood of the 2nd Battalion (then the 20th Bombay Native Infantry) was awarded the Victoria Cross for storming Reshire Fort.[5] This was the first Victoria Cross to be won in an Indian unit.[6] In the same battle Subedar Major Mohammed Sharief and Subedar Peer Bhatt were recommended for the Victoria Cross but were turned down as at that time the medal category was not open to Indians.[7][8]
In 1878–1880, during the Second Afghan War, the 1st Battalion marched 145 miles in 5 days from Quetta to Kandahar and laid siege to the city. In 1900–1902, the 3rd Battalion was part of a force used to contain the Boxer rebellion in China.
The First World War saw the regiment fight in battlefields from France to Palestine. The 5th Battalion was in all theatres of the war and participated in General Allenby’s march to recapture Jerusalem. In this march the units got the better of their German and Turkish opponents.
During World War II the regiment was expanded to thirteen battalions and served in the Middle East, Burma and Malaya.[9] The 4th Battalion had the distinction of earning two Victoria Crosses during this conflict.[10]
Over the course of its existence, members of the regiment have received six Victoria Crosses, one Param Vir Chakra, one Ashok Chakra Award, one Padma Bhushan, eleven Param Vishisht Seva Medals, ten Maha Vir Chakras, eight Kirti Chakras, 11 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, one Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, 41 Vir Chakras, 25 Shaurya Chakras, 112 Sena Medals (including Bar), 36 Vishisht Seva Medals, two Yudh Seva Medals, 85 Mentions-in-Dispatches and 55 Arjun Awards.[1]
Units[edit]
1st Battalion was elevated to the status of Guards, becoming 3rd Battalion, Brigade of the Guards (1st Raj Rif).
2nd Battalion (formerly 120th Rajputana Infantry)
3rd Battalion (formerly 122nd Rajputana Infantry)
4th Battalion (formerly 123rd Outram's Rifles)
5th Battalion (formerly 125th Napier's Rifles)
6th Battalion
7th Battalion
8th Battalion
9th Battalion (formerly AA battalion)
11th Battalion
12th Battalion (formerly 31st Rajputana Rifles)
13th Battalion
14th Battalion
15th Battalion
16th Battalion
17th Battalion (former State Forces unit or Imperial Service Troops)
18th Battalion (former State Forces unit or Nawanagar State Forces)
19th Battalion
20th Battalion
21st Battalion
22nd Battalion
23rd Battalion (converted into 23 Airborne)
Alliances[edit]
United Kingdom - The 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment; 5th Bn
The Rajputana Rifles Regimental Museum[edit]
The Rajputana Museum is located in the heart of the city in Delhi in the Rajputana Rifles Center. The museum covers the rich history of the oldest regiment in the most modern fashion. The museum is around 7000 Sq ft in size and covers the history of the regiment from its inception. The museum is designed to narrate the story of the regiment from its beginning till now. The museum by far is the best army museum in India.[who?] The museum exhibits weapons uniforms and narrates the history through large format images and audio visual film. The museum is designed and conceived by Delhi-based design studio which specializes in designing museums and exhibitions. Col M S Niranjan of 19 Raj Rif was the Director of this unique Museum Project. He was responsible for on-boarding Holistic design Studio, Mr Nikhil Bhardwaj, Miss Moushumi Chatterji and Miss Shailin Smith as his core team. It is rated as the finest military museum in India and even compared to the Imperial Museum in London.
Gallantry Awards and Honours[edit]
Company Havladar Major Piru Singh - Paramvir Chakra ,6 Raj Rif
Naik Digendra Kumar - Paramvir Chakra ,2 Raj Rif
CHM Chelu Ram - Victoria Cross ,6 Raj Rif
Major Padmapani Acharya - Maha Vir Chakra ,2 Raj Rif
Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse-Maha Vir Chakra,2 Raj Rif
Havaldar Rajsesh Kumar - Ashoka Chakra 11 Raj Rif
Captain Umaid Singh - Ashoka Chakra ,19 Raj Rif
Decorated officers[edit]
Lt.Gen Kundan Singh, VSM
Lt.Gen A.M. Sethna, PVSM, Padma Vibhushan
Lt.Gen Chimen Singh, PVSM
Lt.Gen R.K Gaur Pvsm
Lt.Gen R.S.Kadyan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM
Maj.Gen Risal Singh
Brigadier Karan Singh Chauhan, AVSM, VSM 11 Raj Rif
Col Daljit Singh Randhawa, MC, VSM (5/6 Raj Rif)
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c Sharma 1990, p. 97. and http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Units/Infantry/104-Raj-Rif.html
^ Jump up to: a b Britishempire.co.uk - 104th Wellesley's Rifles
Jump up ^ Mackenzie 1951, p. 25.
Jump up ^ Sharma 1990, pp. 104–105.
Jump up ^ Sharma 1990, pp. 97–98.
Jump up ^ Mackenzie 1951, p. 131.
Jump up ^ Sharma 1990, p. 98.
Jump up ^ Until 1911, the Indian Order of Merit was the highest gallantry award that Indian soldiers were eligible for. After 1911, the Victoria Cross was extended to all soldiers of the British Empire.
Jump up ^ Sharma 1990, pp. 106–109.
Jump up ^ Sharma 1990, p. 106.
External links[edit]
Rajputana Rifles on globalsecurity.org
Rajputana Rifles - L. N. Subramaniam
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