Ahmednagar is a city in the district of Ahmednagar that is located in the Maharashtra state in India. It is about 120 km northeast of Pune and 114 km from Aurangabad. Ahmednagar got its name from Ahmad Nizam Shah I. He started the town in 1494 on the location of a battlefield where he conquered a battle against superior Bahamani forces.
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Ahmednagar has many different buildings and locations from the Nizam Shahi period. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, and many other Indian nationalists had been to Ahmednagar Fort before the Indian independence. During his imprisonment by the British at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944, Nehru penned a book titled The Discovery of India.
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Ahmednagar is a fairly small town and has seen fewer development activities as compared to its nearby cities in western Maharashtra such as Pune and Mumbai. You will be surprised to know that Ahmednagar has 19 sugar factories. It is here only that the cooperative movement began. Due to the scarcity of rainfall, Ahmednagar is often said to be suffering from drought. People living in Ahmednagar usually speak the Marathi language. The city plans to get developed by 2031 for which they have laid out a plan.
Some famous places in Ahmednagar include the Tomb of Salabat Khan II, which is also known as Chand Bibi Palace. Meherabad is a place where the spiritual master Meher Baba’s tomb is situated. north of Ahmednagar. Bhuekot Killa or Ahmednagar Fort is a must-visit place as it is one of the beautifully designed forts in India. Cavalry Tank Museum, Ralegan Siddhi, Pimpri Gawali, Shri Munjaba Temple, Jamgaon, Shree Kshetra Korthan Khandoba Devastan Temple, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, and Mula Dam also are worth seeing in Ahmednagar. As per the 2011 census, the population of Ahmednagar comes to around 3.5 lakhs.
