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Mysore (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 12 18 26 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 12.3072 decimal degrees |
| Long: 076 38 59 E degrees minutes |
Long: 76.6497 decimal degrees |
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Note: SW of Bangalore; administrative capital of former Mysore state from 1799 to 1831; second largest town in Karnataka state; cottage industries include weaving cotton and processing of coffee and tobacco; center for road and rail connections. |
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| Mysore (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Mahisūr (NA,V)
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| Maisūr (NA,V)
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| Maisūru (NA,V)
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| Mysooru (NA,V)
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| Mysūru (NA,V,Kannada (transliterated),U)
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| ಮೈಸೂರು (NA,V,Kannada,U)
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| Mahishapura (H,V)
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| Purigere (H,V)
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............ | during Mauryan era, 3rd cen. BC |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Mysore (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| administrative center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| trade center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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University of Mysore established 1916 |
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