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Panhala (Pronunciation: [pənʱaːɭa]) is a city and a Hill station Municipal Council (3177 feet above sea level) 18 km northwest of Kolhapur, in Kolhapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Panhala is the smallest city in Maharashtra and being a Municipal Council the city is developing rapidly.
It is situated near Panchaganga river. [2] ... Kolhapur has Panhala hill station. Male to female ratio of the district is 1000:953 [2] Climate. Rankala Lake at Sunrise.
Dane Kennedy, following Monika Bührlein, identifies three stages in the evolution of hill stations in India: high refuge to hill station, and hill station to town. The first settlements started in the 1820s, primarily as sanitoria. In the 1840s and 1850s, there was a wave of new hill stations, with the main impetus being "places to rest and ...
Panhala fort (also known as Panhalgad and Panhalla (literally "the home of serpents")), is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India.It is strategically located looking over a pass in the Sahyadri mountain range which was a major trade route from Bijapur in the interior of Maharashtra to the coastal areas. [1]
Hill stations in Tamil Nadu (3 C, 11 P) U. Hill stations in Uttarakhand (4 C, 30 P) W. Hill stations in West Bengal (2 C, 8 P) This page was last edited on 13 ...
The nearest rail station is at Kolhapur, 45 km (28 mi). For accommodations, there is a forest rest house, dak bungalow, and a dormitory managed by the Deputy Conservator of Forests - Wildlife, Bindu chowk, Ganji Galli, Kolhapur. 416 002 India (91-231-2542766). There are two rest houses for the visitors.
Amba Ghat [ˈɒːmbə gæt] is a mountain pass on Ratnagiri-Kolhapur road in Maharashtra, India, at a height of 2000 ft above sea-level, [1] This ghat lies in the Sahyadri mountain ranges (Western Ghats) and has picturesque mountain-scapes and a pleasant climate.
(near Kolhapur) Pargad fort. Type: Hill fort: Site information; Owner: ... Paargad Fort is situated to the south of Kolhapur in Maharashtra state in India, at a ...