Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, known until 2023 as Aurangabad, is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra and the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district. It is the largest city of the Marathwada region and stands on hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, with a recorded population of 1,175,116 that makes it the fifth most populous urban area in the state. The city is a production centre for cotton textiles and artistic silk fabrics, and it is the usual base for visiting the Ajanta and Ellora caves on its outskirts, which have been World Heritage Sites since 1983. Its nickname, the City of Gates, comes from the 52 gates it once had. A new town was founded on the site in 1610 as capital of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, and the city has a semi-arid climate.
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with a population of 1,175,116
Climate
Aurangabad features a semiarid climate under the Köppen climate classification.
History
In 1610, a new city named Khaḍkī was established at the location of modern Aurangabad
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India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia.
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