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The Kos Minar (North) at Taraori (Sadiqpur), Karnal district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period structure dating to 1600–1699 CE. Constructed of lakhori bricks with lime mortar, the monument is protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

A Mughal-period distance marker located about 2 kilometres south of Gharaunda and approximately 50 metres from National Highway 44 (Old Grand Trunk Road), Karnal, Haryana. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks with rubble masonry and lime mortar, and stands on a brick platform with a ring moulding between the octagonal base and cylindrical shaft. The monument was notified as a protected structure on December 1, 1914, and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle). It remains well maintained, though minor cracks and surface blackening are visible.

A Mughal-period distance marker located at Namastey Chowk in Karnal district of Haryana. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks with rubble masonry and lime mortar, and stands on a brick platform with a ring moulding between the octagonal base. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India
(Chandigarh Circle). It remains well maintained, with only minor surface cracks visible.

A Mughal-period distance marker located inside the grain market on the southern side of Nadana Road at Taraori, Karnal, Haryana. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks with rubble masonry and lime mortar, and has a ring moulding between the octagonal base and cylindrical shaft. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and remains well maintained, with only minor surface cracks visible.

A Mughal-period distance marker located Ashoka Enclave, Sector 35 in Faridabad district of Haryana. Constructed in the seventeenth century, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and remains well maintained, despite minor surface blackening and loss of plaster at the base.

A Mughal-period distance marker located in Sector 29, Khwaja Sarai, Faridaba district of Haryana. Constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and is presently well maintained, despite minor surface blackening and loss of plaster at the base.