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Bengalūru (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 12 59 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 12.9833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 077 35 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 77.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Controlled by Hindu warriors called Marathas when they gained power in S India 1600s; Muslims under leadership of Tippoo Sahib and his father Haidar Ali conquered the area 1700s; British administrative center of former Mysore region 1831-1947. |
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| Bengalūru (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Bangalore (C,V,English-P,U)
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| Bangalur (C,V)
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| Bangalore City (NA,V)
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| Bengalooru (NA,V,Kannada (transliterated),U)
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| ಬೆಂಗ��³à³à²°à³ (NA,V,Kannada,U)
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| באנגלור (C,U,Hebrew )
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled around mud fort 1537 |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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since 1830 |
| industrial center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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