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Belgaum, currently a part of Karnataka and earlier the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, is claimed by Maharashtra on linguistic grounds. In 1956, the States Reorganization Act incorporated the Belgaum district including the 10 taluks in the Mysore state , which became Karnataka in 1973.
Belgaum is a cosmopolitan city. In 1920, when the AICC session was held in Belgaum, not a single leader from Maharashtra including N C Kelkar demanded that it be part of that state. Geographically, Kannada areas surround the city of Belgaum on three sides and by a smattering of villages belonging to Maharashtra on the fourth.
Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (Committee for Integration with Maharashtra)( abbr. MES) is a linguistic socio-political committee based in Belgaum city in the Indian state of Karnataka. [1] It acts as a party demanding the merger Belagavi district in Karnataka with the Maharashtra . [ 2 ]
In Belgaum, the rule of Adilshahs began in the times of Ismail Adil Shah. Asad Khan Lari assisted Ismail in the battle for the fort and conferred with Belgaum as his jagir in 1511 (in 1519, Asad Khan completed the Masjid Safa in the Belgaum fort). [5] In 1686, the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb defeated the Bijapur sultanate, and Belgaum came under ...
Many devotees visit the area from Karnataka and Maharashtra. Hooli is one of the oldest villages in Belgaum district. There are many Chalukya temples in the village, including the famous Panchaligeswara temple. Kittur in Belgaum district is a place of historical importance. Rani Chennamma of Kittur (1778–1829) is known for her resistance to ...
Chandgad is a small city and tehsil headquarters of chandgad taluka, of Kolhapur district that is in the Indian state of Maharashtra. This is a small city having a population of about 12,000. This place is 110 km from Kolhapur but only 36 km from Belgaum City. Chandgad is located on the Belgaum-Vengurle state highway.
Belgaum Old Jaina temple in the corner of the commissariat storryard (Kamala Basti). N-KA-D6 Old Jain temple outside the Commissariat storeyard. Belgaum Fort: Belgaum Old Jain temple outside the Commissariat storeyard. N-KA-D7 Remains of an old Hindu temple near the barracks. Belgaum Fort: Belgaum Upload Photo: N-KA-D8 Safa Masjid Belgaum Fort ...
Belgaum Airport (IATA: IXG, ICAO: VOBM), also known as Belagavi Airport, is a domestic airport serving Belgaum, Karnataka. The current integrated terminal building was inaugurated by the then Minister of Civil Aviation , Ashok Gajapathi Raju on 14 September 2017. [ 4 ]