Kuknur
Sign in to saveKuknoor (also known as Kuknur, Kukkanur or Kukanoor) is a town in Kukanoor taluk in the Koppal District of the Indian state of Karnataka, which is located about 40 km northwest of Hospet and 7 km from the Mahadeva Temple in Itagi. Kuknoor is known for the temples of the Rashtrakutas and Chalukyas in the town, with the most notable being the Navalinga Temple.
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- Kuknoor
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- Kukanooru
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- Town
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- Navalinga Temples
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- Location in Karnataka, India
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- Karnataka
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Koppal
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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- Kuknur Navalinga temples.JPG
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Temples
- Mahamaya Temple
- Gudneshwar Temple
- Education
- Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kuknoor
- Vidyananda Gurukul Educational trust, Kukanoor
- Kuknoor Granite
- Transport
- Bus
- Rail
- See also
- References
- External links
Kuknoor (also known as Kuknur, Kukkanur or Kukanoor) is a town in Kukanoor taluk in the Koppal District of the Indian state of Karnataka, which is located about 40 km northwest of Hospet and 7 km from the Mahadeva Temple in Itagi. Kuknoor is known for the temples of the Rashtrakutas and Chalukyas in the town, with the most notable being the Navalinga Temple.
==History== Kuknoor was an important town during the Middle Ages, and features many historical ruins, including those of the Navalinga Temples that were completed in the later Chalukya style of architecture during the 8th to 13th centuries A.D. Other important sites include the Kalleshvara and Mallikarjuna temples.