Bhatre

Bhatre (भातरे) Bhatare (भातरे) Batra (बाटरा) Bhatre (भत्रे) Bhatere (भतेरे) Bahatare (बहातरे) Matra (मातरा) is a same Jat gotra in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.Batra (बत्रा) is modern name of Bhatre.gotra.

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Batra = Al-Batra = Petra is an historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Pliny has mentioned Petra as a city of the Nabatæi people.

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Batra = Batrasave (Pliny.vi.32).

Mention by Pliny

Pliny mentions Arabia......... Beyond this, the navigation is impracticable on that side,²¹ according to Juba, on account of the rocks; and he has omitted all mention of Batrasave²², a town of the Omani, and of the city of Omana²³, which former writers have made out to be a famous port of Carmania²⁴; as also of Homna and Attana, towns which at the present day, our merchants say, are by far the most famous ones in the Persian Sea.

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21 On the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf.

22 Considered by modern geographers to be identical in situation with the Black Mountains and the Cape of Asabi, and still marked by a town and district named Sabee, close to Cape Mussendom.

23 In the modern district still called Oman.

24 On the opposite coast.

Distribution in Rajasthan

Villages in Bharatpur district

Bhatawali, Barauli Chhar,

Villages in Karauli district

Bhatre jats live in Hindaun city tahsil

Distribution in Madhya Pradesh

Villages in Ratlam district

Villages in Ratlam district with population of this gotra are:

Ratlam 5,

Villages in Datia district

Bahatare (बहातरे) is found in: Jaroli,

Villages in Shajapur district

Akodia Mandi,

Villages in Hoshangabad district

Dhansi Hoshangabad,

References

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