Khuldabad
| Khuldabad खुलताबाद |
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| State : | Maharashtra | ||
| District : | Aurangabad | ||
| Location : | 20 ° 1 ′ N , 75 ° 12 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 730 m | ||
| Area : | 5.12 km² | ||
| Residents : | 15,749 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 3076 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Khuldabad (Marathi: खुलताबाद) is a small town with around 16,000 inhabitants in the Indian state of Maharashtra in the Aurangabad district . The place was formerly also known under the name Rauza ("grave" or "tomb").
location
Khuldabad is located on the Dekkan Plateau about 30 km (driving distance) northwest of the city of Aurangabad at an altitude of about 730 meters above sea level. d. The climate is warm during the day despite the altitude; Rain actually only falls during the summer monsoon months .
population
Official population statistics have only been kept since 1991 and are published regularly. The sustained increase in urban population is mainly due to the immigration of families from the surrounding area.
| year | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 9,192 | 12,794 | 15,749 |
The population is about 41% Hindus and 58% Muslim ; the other religious communities ( Buddhists , Jains , Christians, Sikhs and others) are minorities. As is usual in northern India, the male population is around 10% higher than the female.
economy
The Aurangabad economic area is one of the most important and fastest growing in Maharashtra, but agriculture still plays a major role in the area. Khuldabad benefits only to a small extent from international tourism, but the place is popular with Indians because of its altitude and its buildings.
history
In the 14th century, various Sufi saints lived and worked here , whose tombs ( dargahs ) are still the destination of many Muslim pilgrims today. Other important personalities were later buried here - e. B. Malik Ambar (d. 1626), the Mughal Mughal Aurangzeb (d. 1707), his son Muhammad Azam Shah (d. 1707) or Asaf Jah I. (d. 1748). Since 1724 Aurangabad and its surroundings belonged to Marathwada , i. H. to the dominion of the Nizams of Hyderabad .
Attractions
place
The simple tombs of Aurangzeb and his son Azam Shah impress with their simplicity, whereas the older mausoleum of Malik Ambar , the first minister of the rulers of the Sultanate of Ahmadnagar , is one of the more elaborate tombs of the time.
Surroundings
- Aurangabad
- The megacity of Aurangabad offers a number of sights, especially the Bibi-Ka-Maqbara mausoleum. But the Buddhist Aurangabad caves in a rock face east of the city are also worth seeing.
- Ellora
- A little further from the village of Ellora , which is about 5 km away, there are a total of 34 Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave sanctuaries from the 5th to 10th centuries, including the Kailasa Temple .
- Daulatabad
- In about 10 km southern ancient city and capital of the seuna are mainly the partially worked out from a mountain Fort worth seeing, but also from spoils Hindu temple built Friday Mosque ( jamaa masjid ) and an isolated standing minaret ( Chand Minar ) are to be mentioned.
