Aurangabad
Location of Aurangabad
Location	0.0° N 0.0° E
State	Maharashtra
District	Aurangabad
Mayor	Kishanchand Tanwani
Altitude	513 metres
Area	138.5 km²
Population (2001)	6,82,000
Density	?/km²
Codes   • Postal   • Telephone   • Vehicle	431xxx +0240 MH 20
Time zone	IST (UTC +5:30)

Aurangabad (औरंगाबाद, from Persian اورنگ‌آباد meaning "Built by the Throne", named after Mughal Emporer Aurangazeb) is a city and district in Maharashtra, India. Aurangabad is also the capital of Aurangabad Division, which is also known as Marathwada. Image File history File links Please help Wikipedia:Wikiproject Indian cities by marking out the location on a blank map and releasing it under a free licence. ... India is subdivided into 28 states, 6 union territories and a national capital territory. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... The divisions of a district. ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum, called zero level. ... The metre, or meter, is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Time zones are areas of the Earth that have adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time zone for India. ... Coordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as Zulu time, is an atomic realization of Universal Time(UT) or Greenwich Mean Time, the astronomical basis for civil time. ... Persian (فارسی / پارسی), (local name in Iran/Persia, Afghanistan and Tajikistan: ‘Fârsi’), ‘Pârsi’ (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, western Pakistan, Bahrain, and elsewhere. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Marathwada is a region of Indias Maharashtra state, which corresponds to Maharashtras Aurangabad Division. ...

Aurangabad

Aurangabad, originally known as Kirki(Khadki), according to some experts, was founded in 1610 by Malik Ambar. It is widely believed it took shape between 1604and 1610 It became the residence of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1681, who used the city as the base for his campaigns to conquer the Deccan sultanates and subdue the Marathas. He lived there until his death in 1707, and the city was named for him. Also known as Sambhajinagar in honour of Sambhaji, a Maratha leader of a rebellion against Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb's tomb is situated at Khultabad, a small town near the city. // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 - Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... The Mughal Empire (Urdu: مغل باد شاہ, Mughal Baadshah, alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of the Indian Subcontinent was founded by the Mongol leader Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Aurangzeb Abu Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707), usually known as Aurangzeb, but also sometimes as Alamgir I, was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until 1707. ... Events March 4 - Charles II of England grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania. ... The Deccan sultanates were five Muslim-ruled kingdoms–-Bijapur, Golconda, Ahmednagar, Bidar, and Berar of south-central India. ... Maratha is a kshatriya (warrior) caste of Marathi-speaking people primarily residing in the plains and hills of Indias western state of Maharashtra. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Sambhaji raje Bhonsle was the elder son of the Maratha leader Shivaji, and succeeded him as the Maratha leader after Shivajis death in 1680. ... Maratha is a kshatriya (warrior) caste of Marathi-speaking people primarily residing in the plains and hills of Indias western state of Maharashtra. ...

Apart from tourism (see below for tourist attractions), Aurangabad is the most important industrial center in Marathwada. The Waluj MIDC Industrial Area on the outskirts of the city has a large Bajaj Auto plant. Other notable industries near Aurangabad are Videocon, Nirlep, Wockhardt, Lupin Laboratories and other pharma industries. Bajaj Auto is a major Indian automobile manufacturer. ... Nirlep is a very well known brand in nonstick cookware. ...

Aurangabad is the seat of Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. Notable colleges are the Govt. Medical College, Govt. Engineering College, MGM's Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College and Medical College.

It's Chikalthana airport is a domestic Airport. Two prominant carriers, Indian Airlines and Jet Airways have regular flights to Aurangabad. The nearest international Airport is Mumbai, connected to Aurangabad by domestic flights,roads and railroad. Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई ) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay (IPA: ), is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is the most populous Indian city with a 2005 estimated population of about 13 million. ...

Aurangabad has a bench of The Bombay High Court. The Bombay High Court was inaugurated on August 14, 1862. ...

The Aurangabad Silk Mills are famous for their Himroo fabric (silk and cotton cloth). "Paithani" sarees are made nearby and available in Aurangabad.

The location co-ordinates for Aurangabad are N 19° 51' 47" - E 75° 23' 54"

Tourist attractions

• Ajanta Caves
• Ellora Caves
• Grishneshwar Temple (a Jyotirlinga)
• Daulatabad Fort
• The Bibi Ka Maqbara, a replica of the Taj Mahal
• Aurangabad Caves (Buddhist)
• Paithan
• The Water Mill complex known as Panchakki (built by Aurangzeb as an orphanage, and still working today)
• The Valley of The Saints where 1500 Sufi saints are reputed to have been buried.
• Khultabad is the resting place of Aurangzeb.
• Gates (Darwajas) - In the olden times, Aurangabad had 4 main and 9 subordinate gates gates (darwajas) along its periphery famous among them being the Paithan Gate and Roshan Gate.
• Gautala bird sanctuary
• Mhaismal hills
• Lonar - a natural lake formed by meteorite impact - 150 km from Aurangabad
• Shirdi - 144 km away is a holy place.

The best time to visit Aurangabad is in the winter - October to February. Ajanta (more properly Ajujnthi), a village in the erstwhile dominions of the Nizam of Hyderabad in India and now in Buldhana district in the state of Maharashtra(N. lat. ... Ellora is an ancient village 30 km from the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... A jyotirling or jyotirlinga is a shrine where the Hindu God Shiva is worshipped in the form of a jyotirlingam or golden lingam. There are traditionally twelve Jyotirlinga shrines in India: Somnath in Gujarat is home to the foremost Jyotirlinga temple. ... Daulatabad (from Persian دولت‌آباد meaning Built by the Government), also called Deogiri or Devagiri, is a hill-fortress in Maharashtra state, India, in about 40 miles northwest of the city of Aurangabad in Aurangabad district. ... The Taj Mahal. ... Paithan, formerly Pratishthana, was the capital of the Satavahana empire. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Kuldabad is a town in Maharashtra, India not far from Aurangabad (now also known as Sambhajinagar). ... Shirdi is a town in the Ahmednagar district of the state Maharashtra in India. ...

Personalities

Dr. Lakshman Deshpande is a famous stage personality from Aurangabad, his notable contribution to the Marathi theatre being Varhad Nighalay Londonla

Climate

The highest maximum temperature ever recorded at Aurangabad was 45.6° C (114.0° F) on 25th May 1905. The lowest minimum temperature was 2.2° C on 2nd February 1911. [1]

Aurangabad District

Aurangabad is a district in Maharashtra, India. It is bordered by the disricts of Nashik to the west, Jalgaon to the north, Jalna to the east, and Ahmadnagar to the south. Aurangabad is the capital and principal city. Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Nashik or Nasik is a city, and also a district and division, in Indias Maharashtra state. ... Jalgaon is situated in western India, in northern Maharashtra state, on the northern Deccan Plateau. ... Jalna is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. ... Ahmednagar is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India, on the left bank of the river Sna, about 100 km southeast of Pune. ...

• Area: 10,106 km²
• Population: 2,920,548 (2001)
• Population density: 289/km² (2001)
• Literacy: 62.8% (2001)
• Urbanization: 37% (2001)

see List of districts in Maharashtra To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Maharashtra state is made up of 35 districts, which are grouped into six divisions. ...

Aurangabad Division

• see article under Marathwada

Marathwada is a region of Indias Maharashtra state, which corresponds to Maharashtras Aurangabad Division. ...