Sambalpur

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Sambalpur is a historic city and former princely region in western Odisha, India, known for its cultural heritage, textile traditions, and role in 19th-century colonial-era political events.

All labels observed (6)

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Sambalpur canonical 28
Sambalpur district 2
Sambalpur region 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
district headquarters
municipal corporation
administrativeDivision Sambalpur self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sambalpur district
annexationPolicy Doctrine of Lapse
country India
distanceToHirakudDam_km about 15
formerPoliticalStatus princely region
princely state
governingBody Sambalpur Municipal Corporation
hasAirport Jharsuguda Airport (nearest commercial airport)
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasCulturalRegion Kosal region
hasFamousTemple Huma Leaning Temple (nearby)
Samaleswari Temple
hasOfficialLanguage Odia
hasRailwayStation Hirakud railway station
Sambalpur Junction
Sambalpur Road
hasRegionalLanguage Sambalpuri
hasUniversity Sambalpur University
historicalEventAssociation Anglo-Sambalpur conflicts
resistance to British annexation
isDistrictHeadquartersOf Sambalpur self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sambalpur district
isHistoricCity true
knownFor Hirakud Dam proximity
Sambalpuri folk songs
Sambalpuri handloom sarees
Sambalpuri ikat
Sitalsasthi Carnival
cultural heritage
folk dance and music
textile traditions
locatedIn Orissa
surface form: Odisha

Odisha (parts)
surface form: western Odisha
locatedOnRiver Mahanadi River
majorFestival Nuakhai
Sitalsasthi
namedAfterDeity Goddess Samaleswari
nearbyMajorDam Hirakud Dam
postalCodeRange 768001–768xxx
roleInHistory 19th-century colonial-era political events
stateCapitalOf none
timeZone IST
traditionalWeavingCentre true
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode OD-15
wasAnnexedBy British East India Company
British India
surface form: British Raj

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Doctrine of Lapse annexedState Sambalpur
Odia hasDialect Sambalpur
this entity surface form: Sambalpuri
Sambalpur isDistrictHeadquartersOf Sambalpur self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sambalpur district
Sambalpur administrativeDivision Sambalpur self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sambalpur district
Orissa hasMajorCity Sambalpur
Mahanadi River majorCityOnRiver Sambalpur
Mahanadi River flowsNear Sambalpur
Koshali language region Sambalpur
Sitalsasthi Carnival location Sambalpur
Sambalpuri spokenIn Sambalpur
this entity surface form: Sambalpur region
Sambalpuri associatedWith Sambalpur
Sambalpur Municipal Corporation jurisdiction Sambalpur
this entity surface form: Sambalpur city
Sambalpur University city Sambalpur
Sambalpur Junction locatedIn Sambalpur
Sambalpur Road locatedIn Sambalpur
Jharsuguda Airport (nearest commercial airport) cityServed Sambalpur
subject surface form: Jharsuguda Airport
Jharsuguda Airport (nearest commercial airport) nearestCommercialAirportFor Sambalpur
subject surface form: Jharsuguda Airport
Samaleswari Temple locatedIn Sambalpur
Samaleswari Temple nearbyLandmark Sambalpur
this entity surface form: Sambalpur city center
Huma Leaning Temple (nearby) locatedNear Sambalpur
subject surface form: Huma Leaning Temple
Goddess Samaleswari veneratedIn Sambalpur
Kosal region hasMajorCity Sambalpur
Nuakhai celebratedInRegion Sambalpur
this entity surface form: Sambalpur region
Nuakhai associatedWithCity Sambalpur
Sitalsasthi mainLocation Sambalpur
Hirakud Dam locatedNear Sambalpur
Odias majorCityInHomeRegion Sambalpur