Maharashtra
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Located in the West region, Maharashtra is the third largest state of India by size and the second largest by population. It stretches from the west coast to the interior regions and its climate too varies with its geography. Maharashtra contains India's most industrialized region, the Bombay-Pune belt. Agriculturally too, the state is one of India's more advanced and well-irrigated. The northern and eastern parts of the state, however lag behind the western region.
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Regions
For administrative purposes, the state is sub-divided into six divisions and further into 35 districts. Officially, all divisions save one are named after the district where the headquarters of the division is located. But the divisions are also popularly known by other names and that is how they are listed here. The official names of the divisions are given alongside in brackets.
- Marathwada ( Aurangabad)
- Amravati
- Konkan
- Vidarbha ( Nagpur)
- North Maharashtra ( Nashik)
- Western Maharashtra ( Pune)
Cities
- Mumbai The capital. Economic Capital of India. Developed under the British rule, this city has a handful of magnificent colonial era buildings, wonderful connectivity to the beach resorts of nearby Konkan area, and Elephanta Caves.
- Thane, A city to the north of Bombay. Known for its beautiful lakes and hills.
- Matheran A hill-station town close to Bombay
- Pune The cultural capital of Maharashtra.
- Nagpur The city of Oranges, located at the geographical center of india
- Kolhapur The home of Goddess Ambabai
- Nasik The city of pilgrimage - The Grape city
- Ajanta - Buddhist caves - a complex of caves representing some of the best of early Buddhist art.
- Ellora - Buddhist caves
- Lonar This place has Earth's only meteor crater in basaltic rock.
Other destinations
Hill Forts
Maharashtra is well known for its hill forts which helped Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to combat many a strong opponent by means of guerrilla warfare. Some of the important forts are
- Raigad
- Rajgad
- Pratapgad
- Panhala
- Purandargad
- Kondhana/Sinhagad
- Shivneri
- Jeevdhan
- Pandavgad
- Chavand
- Hadsar
- Dhangad
- Rohida
- Kenjalgad
- Vairatgad
Understand
Talk
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See
- Beach resorts
- National Parks
- Meteor Crater
- Prince of Wales Museum, Mumbai
Do
Eat
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External links
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