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Bhongir Fort - Historical Place of Telangana

--> Finding the best Indian tourist place for vacations is turned as the difficult task. The reason is there are countless places now where we can reach, but because of our strict and tight routine we are not able to decide which place will be best for our vacations. We all busy with our routine works so because of that our team was looking for the place where we can reach in less time and can spend valuable time with family or friends. This short note is about the Bhongir Fort that is located in Bhongir town in Telangana. Telangana was ruled by Chalukya rulers at different intervals and this town is one of the examples. Fort is not big and in bad condition as well but still it is the mark for the town. History of Bhongir Fort Bhongir Fort comes under Nalgonda region of Telangana state, India. The fort is constructed on a massive rock at imposing height. As per sources, Bhongir fort was structured in the 10 th century by famous Chalukya ruler Sri Vikrama...

Ajaigarh - Historical City of Madhya Pradesh

The place you are describing is Ajaigarh, which was the capital of a princely state by the same name during the British Raj in India. Ajaigarh was founded in 1765 by Guman Singh, an Abundela Rajput and nephew of Raja Pahar of Jaitpur. It was captured by the British in 1809 and became a princely state in the Bundelkhand Agency of the Central India Agency. Ajaigarh had an area of 771 square miles (1997 square kilometers) and a population of around 78,236 people in 1901. The rulers of Ajaigarh held the title of Sawai Maharaja and had an estimated annual revenue of around £15,000. The chief resided in the town of Nowgong, which gave the state its name. The prominent feature of Ajaigarh is its fort, situated on a steep hill, rising more than 800 feet (244 meters) above the township. The fort contains the ruins of several elaborately carved temples and sculptures. The region faced challenges during the late 19th century, including outbreaks of malaria and severe famine in the years 1868-1...

Ghazipur: Historical City of Uttar Pradesh

I love to travel different places and that is the reason why search for secret, known and unknown locations so that my journey will become perfect. My today’s target is Ghazipur that is also spelled as Ghazeepore, Ghazipour and Gauspur. I will refer the place as Ghazipur city as that is the most popular name of the place. Ghazipur is also a headquarters of big rich agricultural state Utter Pradesh, India.  As per the sources Ghazipur name derives from the Ruler's name Sayyid Masud Ghazi. This Muslim ruler defeated the local King of the city and established this town as a big commercial place for his empire. Records says Ghazipur was established in 1330 CE. This town was also the major center for British East India Company.  Opium factory established in 1820 by the British government is one of the major sources of income of the city. Ghazipur opium factory is one of the biggest plants in the world. This industry is producing a huge quantity of drugs for world pharmace...

Anantapur: Historical City of Andhra Pradesh

India’s glorious city Anantapur is the prime target today. This Indian tourist place is famous as a holy region. However, the city is having different nearby best tourist attractions that mean if you reach the Ananthapur then you can enjoy many other tourism locations. Ananthapur is also known as Anantpuram and Anantpur so don’t get confused if you get different spellings on the internet while searching for this destination. This city is the headquarters of Anantapur region AP (Andhra Pradesh) state, India. The city played a vital role in 2nd World War for British East India Company. Climate:   The semi-arid climate with dry and hot conditions can disturb you, but the place is really impressive for voyagers. Summer is not a good season to visit as you will not be able to roam outside during the day time due to high temperature. Winter and the pre-monsoon rain that starts in March is a good time to reach the spot. The best period for Ananthapur is between...

Solapur

Solapur, one of the biggest cities of Maharashtra is the target of the day. It is the 6th largest city of state as well. This city is bordering two states such as Maharashtra and Karnataka. People from different communities are living in this city. You will find Marathi, Kannada, Urdu and Telugu languages, though Marathi is the spoken by maximum people. Solapur is basically a trade center having big textile factories. This is the reason city is also known as Manchester of India. Bed sheets and towels of Sholapur are famous throughout the world. Power looms and cotton mills are other major industries to the city. Worlds 2nd biggest spinning mill is located in Solapur. Solapur is the word that means 16 villages (sola = 16 and pur= villages). We can say Solapur is a mixture of 16 different villages such as Aadilpur, Chapaldev, Ahmedpur, Fatehpur, Kalajapur, Jamdarwadi, Khadarpur, Muhammadpur, Khandervkiwadi, Ranapur, Shaikpur, Sandalpur, Solapur, Sonapur, Sonalagi and V...

Rampur

Rampur is the city situated closer to Indo-Nepal border. You have to reach Rohilkhand district of Uttar Pradesh to reach Rampur city. This article is about the historical city of India popular for palace, national library and many other monuments. Basically, Rampur is the industrial state of India, but there are several tourist attractions that show the value of this city for tourism. Cotton mill and sugar refinery are main industries of the city.  ​Rampur region is the group of 4 villages founded by King Ram Singh. Later, the city was named as Faizabad. However, there are many other cities known as Faizabad so the city got the new name as Mustafabad (alias Rampur). This city is having black history as it played important role for British Army in the first Indian Independence War in 1857. The Nawabs of Rampur fought against the Indian army that helped the British rulers to control the war from northern portion. ​Rampur city is surrounded by Bareilly city in east, Udham ...

Sawai Madhopur - Historical Places of

Rajasthan is always the major attraction for visitors. The reason behind is their cities are proof of royalty era. The whole state is an excess romantic charm. Indian tourist place is exploring the amazing places of India. Our prime target for today is Sawai Madhopur. Experts recognize this place as tiger city because many big hero’s of Rajasthan came from this region. Even the real tiger of Ranthambore park is also from similar area. Tour to Rajasthan will always be finest experience for voyagers. Sawai Madhopur is an important tourism destination of Rajasthan. Attraction spots of Sawai Madhopur are world famous and for hospitality Rajasthan is already popular in the world. This destination offers countless varieties for tourism. If you heard about the Ranthamore National park then it is under the Sawai Madhopur region. It is the city having amazing forts, temples and many other attractions like gardens, etc. Sawai Madhopur is the ideal location for vacations. Rantham...