Ahmednagar

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Tehsil Nagar, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

The old Ahmednagar was quite different from its present appearance. It covered an area of six miles from the present railway station to the present town of Bhingar with its surroundings on the south and north. The Bhingar area was further extended by the Cantonment area . This still is in existence.

Ahmed Nizam Shah founded Ahmednagar in 1494 and this city is named after his name. It was found on the left bank of the Sina river. Ahmed Nizam Shah also built the fort with mud in 1490 and Hussain Nizam Shah rebuilt the fort with the present stone masonary and dug the present ditch around the fort in 1562.

The whole city which was moderate in size was surrounded by walls built of stone and mud masonary below and white mud masonary above. They were 12 to 13 feet high, six feet broad and about three miles round, The walls were built about 1631 by Sarjekhan one of Shah Jahan’s nobles. There ware eleven gates set in this huge circular wall . They were the Jhenda and the Bava gates on the east, the Maliwada or Railway and Fergusson gates in the south, the Nepti and Nalegaon gate in the west and the Delhi, Tophkhana, Sarjepura, Mangal and king gates in the north.

It seems that the British captured this old historic city on 8 th August 1803. But not without dear strife. The people of Ahmednagar were hard fighting and brave to the core. It is there ill luck that they did not find any able leader to give on organized and effective resistance at that very crucial and momentous juncture. All the same the might of Ahmednagar was humbled down from 8 th of August 1803 to 8 th August 1942. When the rebellion against the British stoved by once against on the nationwide basis under the unique leadership of Gandhiji in Ahmednagar under the leadership of Raosaheb and Achutrao Patwardhan and many other local patriots.
The city also boosts of having Spritual leaders like Avtar Meher Baba, Anand Rishi Maharaj & district bosts of international pilgrimage centre Shirdi & shingnapur.

This is on road from Pune To Manmad. This is good city and Maratha,s of this area area are doing well in various fields of life.

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Coordinates:  19°5'53"N 74°43'35"E

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  • There is a place two km from the city called "Dargah Dayra", where, there is a tomb of Hazrat Shah Sharief (R.A.). Hzrt Shah Sharief was a Sufi Saint due to whose blessings, Sardar Maloji Raje Bhosale got two sons namely Shahaji and Shariefji. This is mentioned in the History. The place is tourism worthy.
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  • this is great site with full n detail view of city wikimapia is dooing great job. every one should visit this site once. thank you prasad_dj143@yahoo.com
  • Padmasri Dr.Vithalrao Vikhe Patil College of Engineering College - Alumni Please come closer. Post your where abouts here.I joined the college in 1984, but please don't ask when I finished.We were there at Savedi.Our college was there in the city in the beginning and was moved to Vilad Ghat later.
  • Ahmednagar City is situated on the Sina River, east of Mumbai, Maharashtra. This is the capital of Ahmednagar district. The city was established in the 15th century on the edge of the Deccan Plateau, on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, by Ahmed Nizamshah. In 1797, this historic city was captured by Hindu Marathas, and in 1803 by the British. Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned here from 1942 to 1945. Chhatrapati Shivaji, leader of the Marathas, was born in Ahmednagar. Situated near the ancient city of Bhingar, Ahmednagar comprises many sites, worthy of visit. Several Mughal buildings, Ahmednagar Fort and the second-largest display of military tanks in the world add to the attraction. There are a number of Ganesh shrines and the site of Meher Baba's samadhi. The iron bridge on the Sina river near the railway station is more than 100 years old. Shirdi, Newasa, Shanishingnapur, Devgad, Mohatadevi, Sidhhatek, Rameshwar and Kolgaon are nearby. Pune (120 km) is the closest airport.
  • my favorite place in maharashtra as it is my granny's place &it is the greatest historical place
  • really i did't know about this city but i is great.
  • HI THIS A HISTOTICAL CITY.AND I AM PROUD THAT I AM NAGARI.
  • I am proud of my city nagari.
  • hi its great that we r from here but peoples are not united to change this village to metro city
  • AHMEDNAGAR IS HISTORICAL PLACE IN INDIA. AHMEDNAGAR IS BIG DISTRICT IN MAHARASTRA IN AHMEDNAGAR THEIR IS MANY TEMPLE LIKE SAINT SAIBA SHIRDI, SHANI MAHARAJ SHANI SHINGNAPUR, JAGDAMBA MATA BHAVINIMGAON SHEVGAON, KANIFNATH MAHARAJ MADHI PATHARDI. AND THEIR IS ALSO A HIGH HILL KALSUBAI ITS A HIGH HILL IN MAHARASTRA AND IN AHMEDNAGAR IS ALSO CALLED SHUGER KING BECEAUSE IN AHMEDNAGR IS FAMOUSE FOR SHUGARCANE AND ALSO FIRST SHUGAR FACTORY START IN PRAVARANAGAR IN AHEMADNAGAR THANK'S ANKUSH MARKAD
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