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pune.gov.in. Pune (/ ˈpuːnə / POO-nə, Marathi: [ˈpuɳe] ⓘ, ISO: Puṇē), previously spelled in English as Poona (the official name until 1978), [15][16] is a city in Maharashtra state in the Deccan plateau in Western India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Pune district, and of Pune division.
Pune is at an altitude of 559 metres (1,863 feet). The district is located between 17.5° and 19.2° north latitude and 73.2° and 75.1° east longitude. The Bhima River , the Krishna River 's main tributary, rises in the Western Ghats and flows east.
Pune Range [6] Pune: It is the first fort captured by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in 1643. 10: Purandar: 1,387: Pune Range: Pune: It is the birthplace of Sambhaji Raje Bhosale son of Shivaji shares 9th position padargad from raigadh district near Karjat height 4490 ft ,1389 m 11: Mangi-Tungi: 1,331: Selbari Range: Nasik: Only twin-pinnacled ...
Map of Maharashtra. The word Maharashtra, the land of the mainly Marathi-speaking people, appears to be derived from Maharashtri, an old form of Prakrit.Some believe that the word indicates that it was the land of the Mahars and the Rattas, while others consider it to be a corruption of the term 'Maha Kantara' (the Great Forest), a synonym for 'Dandakaranya'. [1]
Lohagad is one of the many hill forts of Maharashtra state in India. Situated close to the hill station Lonavala and 52 km (32 mi) northwest of Pune, Lohagad rises to an elevation of 1,033 m (3,389 ft) above sea level. The fort is connected to the neighboring Visapur fort by a small range. The fort was under the Lohtamia empire for the majority ...
The Indian subcontinent has seven principal mountain ranges and the largest of all is the Himalayas that lies in the northern part of India. The famous peaks and ranges include the Kangchenjunga range in the Eastern Himalayas which frames the hill stations of Darjeeling and Gangtok as well as the Nanda Devi in Uttarakhand .
Geography of India. India is situated north of the equator between 8°4' north (the mainland) to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' east to 97°25' east longitude. [ 2 ] It is the seventh-largest country in the world, with a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometres (1,269,219 sq mi). [ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] India measures 3,214 km (1,997 mi) from north ...
Pimpri-Chinchwad, also known as PCMC, is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.The city is about 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of the historic city of Pune, at an altitude of 590 m (1,940 ft) above sea level.