Palwal Gotra

Palwal (पलवल) is a Jat Gotra.

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Palwal = Pluvialia (Pliny.vi.37)

Jat Places Namesake

• Palwal = Pluvialia (Pliny.vi.37).Palwal is the name of a town and district in southern Haryana.

Mention by Pliny

Pliny mentions Fortunate Islands.... There are some authors who think that beyond these are the Fortunate Islands¹, and some others; the number of which Sebosus gives, as well as the distances, informing us that Junonia² is an island seven hundred and fifty miles distant from Gades. He states also that Pluvialia³ and Capraria⁴ are the same distance from Junonia, to the west; and that in Pluvialia the only fresh water to be obtained is rain water.

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1 Or Islands of the Blessed—the modern Canaries.

2 Supposed to be the modern island of Fuerteventura.

3 Supposed to be that now called Ferro.

4 Probably the modern Gomera. In B. iv. c. 36, Pliny mentions them as six in number, there being actually seven.

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