Aurangabad

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Aurangabad is a historic city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, known for its rich cultural heritage and proximity to UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Ajanta and Ellora Caves.

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Aurangabad district 2
Aurangabad division 2
Aurangabad, Maharashtra 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
administrativeDivision Aurangabad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aurangabad district

Aurangabad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aurangabad division
climate semi-arid climate
continent Asia
country India
economicActivity automobile manufacturing
pharmaceutical industry
tourism
elevation approximately 568 metres
formerName Fatehnagar
Khadki
foundedBy Malik Ambar
foundingCentury 17th century
governingBody Aurangabad Municipal Corporation
hasFeature historic city walls and gates
knownFor Ajanta Caves
Bibi Ka Maqbara
Daulatabad Fort
Ellora Caves
Panchakki
locatedIn Maharashtra
Marathwada
surface form: Marathwada region
majorLanguage Hindi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
namedAfter Aurangzeb
nearbyUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ajanta Caves
Ellora Caves
nickname City of Gates
officialLanguage Marathi language
surface form: Marathi
stateCapitalOf Marathwada
surface form: Marathwada region (informal)
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transport Aurangabad Airport
Aurangabad railway station
utcOffset +05:30

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Aurangabad administrativeDivision Aurangabad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aurangabad district
Aurangabad administrativeDivision Aurangabad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Aurangabad division
Alamgir I burialPlace Aurangabad
this entity surface form: Aurangabad district
Dilras Banu Begum burialPlace Aurangabad
Hyderabad State hadSubdivisions Aurangabad
this entity surface form: Aurangabad division
Maharashtra hasCity Aurangabad
Marathi people majorCityOfRegion Aurangabad
this entity surface form: Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Mausoleum of Aurangzeb near Aurangabad
this entity surface form: Daulatabad
Marathi language spokenIn Aurangabad