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Dhārwād (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 15 28 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 15.4667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 075 01 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 75.0167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Hubli developed around an 11th-century Hindu temple and was site of early British trading post; noted for several Jain temples; Dharwar was 15th-century Muslim fortress taken by Muslims in 1685, by Marathas in 1753 and by British in 1818. |
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| Dhārwād (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Darwar (NA,V)
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| Dharwar (NA,V)
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| Hubli-Dharwar (NA,V)
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| Dhārvād (NA,V)
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| Dhārwār (NA,V)
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| Daravada (H,V)
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............ | original name, meaning "gateway town" |
| Hubli (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Dhārwād (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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there were ancient settlements here; modern municipality was formed when Hubli & Dharwar joined in 1961 |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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