Ambala town is located at about 45 kms. from the Union Territory of Chandigarh. There are many myhts about how the city got its name. One says that the name Ambala comes from "Amba Rajput". Another claims that the town gets its name from the Goddess, Bhawani Amba. Yet another legend claims that the city got its name from "Amb Wala", which later got corrupted to Ambala. Information about Ambala.