Junnar

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Junnar is an ancient town in Maharashtra, India, historically significant as a major urban and political center, including serving as a capital during the Satavahana dynasty.

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Surface form Occurrences
Junnar town 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical city
human settlement
town
associatedWithDynasty Satavahana dynasty NERFINISHED
associatedWithReligion Buddhism NERFINISHED
Hinduism NERFINISHED
country India
governedBy local municipal council
hasArchaeologicalSiteType ancient inscriptions
rock-cut cave monasteries
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasHistoricalSignificance major urban center in ancient Deccan
political center during Satavahana period
hasNearbyCaveComplex Lenyadri caves NERFINISHED
Manmodi caves NERFINISHED
Sivneri caves NERFINISHED
Tulja caves NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFort Shivneri Fort NERFINISHED
hasNearbyHillFort Shivneri Fort NERFINISHED
hasNearbyWildlifeArea Junnar forest range NERFINISHED
leopard conservation zone (Junnar region) NERFINISHED
historicalEra Satavahana period NERFINISHED
early historic Deccan
historicalRole trade and administrative center in ancient Maharashtra
knownFor Lenyadri caves NERFINISHED
Shivneri Fort NERFINISHED
association with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
large number of ancient Buddhist rock-cut caves
locatedIn Maharashtra
Pune district NERFINISHED
western India
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Junnar taluka NERFINISHED
locatedNear Kukadi river basin NERFINISHED
locatedOn foothills of the Western Ghats
near Shivneri Fort NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Marathi NERFINISHED
partOf Pune division NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicActivities agriculture
horticulture
tourism
region Deccan plateau fringe NERFINISHED
religiousSignificance Buddhist pilgrimage site (cave complexes)
Hindu pilgrimage site (Ashtavinayak Lenyadri temple nearby)
servedAs capital of Satavahana dynasty (for part of its rule)
timeZone Indian Standard Time
transportConnection connected by road to Nashik
connected by road to Pune
UTCOffset +5:30

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Satavahana dynasty capital Junnar
Pune district containsTown Junnar
Shivneri Fort locatedIn Junnar
Shivneri Fort locatedNear Junnar
this entity surface form: Junnar town