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Akola

The small but impressive city Akola is our next Indian tourist place. This city of  Maharashtra  is under Vidarbha region. However, capital  Mumbai  is 584 kms away from the Akola city whereas  Nagpur  City is closer to Akola located at only distance of 250 kms from Akola. This developing metropolis is the key city in Vidarbha District. Its grain bazaar, pulses mills, oil mills and cotton industries are world famous. Countless IT companies have been established in Akola so City is growing rapidly and will become the developed city sooner. City is also popular for classical music, theater, spirituality, sports and writing. City is spread in 5431 square kilometers area and its average population is 1,818,617 according to 2011 census. Languages people use of Akola are Hindi, Marathi, English and Urdu. Akola region was formed by the Nizam’s during the BEIC (British East India Company) rule in 1853. In the beginning of 19 th century the city was lea...

Aurangabad

Aurangabad the city of ruler Aurangzeb is our next tourist attraction of India. This city was named after Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Aurangabad city is located in Maharashtra, India and meaning of title is City constructed of Throne. Monuments, parks and historical places are key centers of the city for tourism. People throughout the world know about Ajanta-Ellora monuments as the monuments shows the artistic heritage of city. In late years of 16 th century, the Aurangzeb was declared as Mughal Emperor. He used the city as base camp for ruling the captured areas of his emperor. Aurangzeb died in 1707 in Aurangabad, though his tomb is placed at Khultabad, which is the small area close to Aurangabad City. Voyagers attaining to city must not miss Khultabad area. Few big known monuments of Aurangabad are Bibi-ka-Maqbara, which is similar to Taj Mahal of Agra City , archaeological museum, and many more. Few world-popular items of Aurangabad are wicker Himroo shawls, K...