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  2. Geography of Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. List of institutions of higher education in Maharashtra

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    Maharashtra University of Health Sciences: 2016 gmcgondia.in: Grant Medical College: Mumbai: Maharashtra University of Health Sciences: 1845 gmcjjh.org: Indira Gandhi Government Medical College: Nagpur: Maharashtra University of Health Sciences: 1968 iggmc.org: Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital: Mumbai: Maharashtra University of Health ...

  4. Outline of Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    Location of Maharashtra. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Maharashtra: Maharashtra – state in the western region of India and is India's third-largest state by area and is also the world's second-most populous sub-national entity. It has over 120 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a ...

  5. King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas ...

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    It was founded in 1926; it is affiliated with Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS). [ 2 ] The medical college (school) provides training to about 2,000 students at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and super-specialty medical courses-level; in undergraduate and postgraduate physical and occupational therapy courses; Masters and Ph.D ...

  6. Maharashtra - Wikipedia

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    The dominant physical feature of the state is its plateau character, which is separated from the Konkan coastline by the mountain range of the Western Ghats, which runs parallel to the coast from north to south.

  7. Aurangabad - Wikipedia

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    The university has 101 Colleges affiliated in Aurangabad and 99 Colleges in Beed, 53 & 55 Colleges affiliated in Jalna & Osmanabad. [77] Government College of Engineering, Aurangabad is an autonomous engineering college. It was affiliated to the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University and was established in 1960. The construction of the ...

  8. Place names in India - Wikipedia

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    Most place name suffixes denote after prominent geographical features, such as rivers and lakes. Others are named after personalities such as kings or historical figures. Although Hindu history was a main influence, Islamic and Christian influences are present, particularly in central and northern India. -abad - "city" - from Persian ābād ...

  9. Geography of Mumbai - Wikipedia

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    Rivers and lakes of the city Terrain of the city; dark areas are swampy, medium areas are elevated regions. The islands of Mumbai in an 1893 map, before Salsette, Trombay, and Dharavi were merged with Mumbai Island to form Greater Mumbai Mumbai skyline as seen from Marine Drive