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Ahilyanagar
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Ahmednagar, officially Ahilyanagar, is a city in, and the headquarters of the Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period. Ahmednagar Fort, once considered almost impregnable, was used by the British to detain Jawaharlal Nehru (the first prime minister of India) and other Indian Nationalists before Indian independence. A few rooms there have been converted to a museum. During his confinement by the British at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944, Nehru wrote the book The Discovery of India. Ahmednagar is home to the Indian Armoured C
Ahilyanagar, officially known as Ahmednagar, is a city in Maharashtra, India that serves as the district headquarters and contains historically significant structures from the Nizam Shahi period, including Ahmednagar Fort. The fort is notable for its role in Indian history, having been used by the British to imprison Indian nationalist leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, who wrote his influential book *The Discovery of India* while detained there in 1944.
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Key facts
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- Ahmednagar
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- Ahilyanagar
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- mr
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- City
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- Ahmednagarrailwaystation.jpg
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- Ahmednagar railway station
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- yes
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- 6
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- Ahmednagar in Maharashtra
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- Country
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- State
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- District
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- Ahmednagar
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- Founded
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- 1490
- Settlement.founder
- Ahmad Nizam Shah I
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- Ahmad Nizam Shah I Ahilyadevi Holkar
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- Mayor–Council
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Military base
- Geography
- Climate
- Demographics
- Pilgrimage and tourism
- Transport
- Air
- Rail
- Road
- Intra-city transport
- Politics
- Media and communication
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Ahmednagar, officially Ahilyanagar, is a city in, and the headquarters of the Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. Ahmednagar has several dozen buildings and sites from the Nizam Shahi period. Ahmednagar Fort, once considered almost impregnable, was used by the British to detain Jawaharlal Nehru (the first prime minister of India) and other Indian Nationalists before Indian independence. A few rooms there have been converted to a museum. During his confinement by the British at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944, Nehru wrote the book The Discovery of India. Ahmednagar is home to the Indian Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S), the Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre (MIRC), the Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) and the Controllerate of Quality Assurance Vehicles (CQAV). Training and recruitment for the Indian Army Armoured Corps takes place at the ACC&S.
Ahmednagar is a relatively small town and shows less development than the nearby western Maharashtra cities of Mumbai and Pune. Ahmednagar is home to 19 sugar factories and is also the birthplace of the cooperative movement. Due to scarce rainfall, the city often suffers from drought. Marathi is the primary language for daily-life communication. The city administration has recently published a plan of developing the city by year 2031.
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