Mahad
Sign in to savethumb|Gandharpale Caves|Gandharpale Buddhist Caves/Pandava Leni thumb|Varandha GhatMahad ( [məɦaːɖ]) is a city in Raigad district (formerly Kulaba district) situated in the North Konkan region of Maharashtra state, India. It is located from District Headquarters Alibag, and from Mumbai. Mahad is known for Raigad Fort, the capital of the Maratha Empire in Shivaji Maharaj's era and the revolutionary Mahad Satyagraha launched by (Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar) at Chavdar Tale (Tasty Lake) in the wake of modern India.
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Place details
- Locality
- Mahad
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 27,536
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mahād
- Settlement.other_name
- Raigad Nagari
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City & Sub-district
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Savitri river at Mahad.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Savitri River near Mahad
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Maharashtra, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Konkan
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Raigad
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Sub-district
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Mahad
- Settlement.established_title
- Mahad City Municipal Council
- Settlement.established_date
- 1866 A.D.
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Raigad district
- Area
- 12
- Elevation
- 25
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Official website
- www.raigad.nic.in
- Image
- Savitri river at Mahad.JPG
- Dialing code
- 2145
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- postal code
- 402301
- inception
- 1866-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Chavdaar Tale Satyagraha
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Raigad fort
- Shivtharghal and Daasbodh
- Mahad Port
- Gandharpale Buddhist Caves
- 2016 Flood in Savitri river
- Geography
- Demographic
- Tourist attractions nearby
- Etymology
- Festivals
- Shimga Festival
- Shimgotsav in Mahad
- Economy
- Central Market
- Mahad M.I.D.C. and Economic Corridor
- Mahad MIDC
- Bharatmala
- Civic Administration
- Transport
- Airways
- Railway
- Road
- MSRTC
- GSRTC
- Notes
thumb|Gandharpale Caves|Gandharpale Buddhist Caves/Pandava Leni thumb|Varandha GhatMahad ( [məɦaːɖ]) is a city in Raigad district (formerly Kulaba district) situated in the North Konkan region of Maharashtra state, India. It is located from District Headquarters Alibag, and from Mumbai. Mahad is known for Raigad Fort, the capital of the Maratha Empire in Shivaji Maharaj's era and the revolutionary Mahad Satyagraha launched by (Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar) at Chavdar Tale (Tasty Lake) in the wake of modern India.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mahad” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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