The termination "Awar" is a corruption of the Sanskrit word Awarna, meaning fort, and is affixed to many Indian place names, such as Sanawar, Bijawar, Peshawar.
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However, some sources say the name of the city derives from "Loh" or "Lava", the son of Rama in the ancient Hindu scripture Ramayana.
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