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The Old Town of Albi, a UNESCO World Heritage site The old city of Besançon and the meander of the Doubs River The equivalent of "Old Town" in French is vieille ville , although the more formal centre historique ("historical center") is usually written on road signs.
In Hindi, elephants are known as "Hathi" and place is known as "Sthal"; hence, Hastsal - the resting place of elephants. [ 1 ] In the 17th century, Mughal Emperor Shahjahan had a hunting lodge in Hastsal.
Sadhuara, steeped in history is a sanskrit language composite of sadhu (saint) and dwara (way), meaning "the way of saints" [1] This use to be a camping ground for the hindu sadhus on the way to ganges pilgrimage. [2] Alexander Cunningham, conducted his exploration here at Sadhaura in 1879. He described an old ruinous fort and excavated many ...
Place names in India are usually in Indian languages. Other languages include Portuguese, Dutch, English and Arabic. Since Indian Independence, several Indian cities have adopted pre-English names, most notably Chennai (formerly Madras), Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), Visakhapatnam (formerly Waltair), and Pune (formerly Poona).
It is also known as the 'Blue City' due to the dominant color scheme of its buildings in the old town. [1] The old city circles the Mehrangarh Fort and is bounded by a wall with several gates. [15] Jodhpur lies near the geographic centre of the Rajasthan state, which makes it a convenient base for travel in a region much frequented by tourists. [1]
Awadhi, a dialect of the Hindi dialect continuum, is the native dialect of Lucknow and has played an important role in Lucknow's history and is still used in the city's rural areas and by the urban population on the streets. [180] Historically, Lucknow was considered one of the great centres of Muslim culture.
Old Goa (Konkani: Pornnem Gõy; Adlem Gõy; Portuguese: Velha Goa, lit. ''Old Goa'') is a historical site and city situated on the southern banks of the River Mandovi, within the Tiswadi taluka (Ilhas) of North Goa district, in the Indian state of Goa. The city was established by the Bijapur Sultanate in the 15th century AD.
Vijayawada history reveals that Bezawada (Vijayawada) was ruled by King Madhava Varma (one of the kings of Vishnukundina dynasty). [36] Chinese Buddhist scholar Xuanzang stayed a few years in Bezawada (Vijayawada) in around 640 A.D. to copy and study the Abhidhamma Pitaka , the last of the three pitakas (Pali for baskets) constituting the Pali ...