Jafrabad Fort (Jafrabad)
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JAFARABAD, the chief town, is situated at the confluence of the Purna and Kailna rivers in lat. 20� 11' 35' north, and long. 76� 3' 35" east. It is a large and populous town, surrounded by a fortified stone wall, now in a very dilapidated state; but a small stone gaddiinside is in fair order. The town derived its name from its founder, Jafar Khan, who received it with 115 other villages in jagir from Aurangzib. It has several good houses of brick and stone, and about 50 bannia shops. The population amounts to 2,150 souls, of whom 859 are Musalmans (including a few Patans), 244 Brahmans, and 197 Rajputs. The trade consists of grain, cotton, piece goods, and large quantities of blankets and native cloths for local use. There are 7 masjids and temples in the town, and the principal mosque has a Persian inscription, recording its construction under the orders of Aurangzib, by Rizazath Khan in 1076 Hijri (A.D. 1664). A large handsome cistern within the fortification, has also an inscription, which states that it was erected under the orders of Shah Jahan by Mustafa Khan Turkoman, in Hijri 1040 (A.D. 1630). The town has bi-weekly markets on Tuesdays and Fridays; and large annual fairs are held in connection with the principal temples.
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Coordinates: 20°11'12"N 76°0'28"E
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- Gawilgarh Fort (Outer Fortification) 192 km
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- Amravati Fort 199 km
- Mahurgarh 204 km
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- Jalalkheda fort 283 km
- Baburao Hiwale ESTATE (maji sarpanch) 0.6 km
- sawangi 1.8 km
- Swami vivekanand nagar 1.9 km
- Siddharth Art's , Commercs & Science College, Jafrabad. Jalna. 2.2 km
- Dhamna River 3.5 km
- MR. BHARAT SHIVLAL GHUNAVAT 6.5 km
- pravin korde's farm 7.7 km
- Murlidhar Rajaram Kabra 8.2 km
- Chinchkheda 10 km
- BHARAJ BK. VISHAL BODKHE HOUSE 15 km