Akkalkot
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Akkalkot
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra#India#Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Maharashtra, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Solapur
- Settlement.government_type
- City and Municipal Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Akkalkot City and Municipal council
- Settlement.unit_pref
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Solapur district
- Area
- +4.42
- Elevation
- +443
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Princely Akkalkot
- Religious significance
- Geography
- Demographics and languages
- Education
- Transport
- See also
- References
- External links
Akkalkot () is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated 38 km southeast of Solapur and close to the border of Karnataka state.
City is the home to Shri Swami Samarth, a 19th-century saint who is believed by his devotees to be an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Akkalkot State during the British Raj, was a princely state ruled by the royal Bhonsale dynasty.