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Wai Ampoul
Wai or WAI may refer to : Places * Wai, Maharashtra, a small town in India ** Wai (Vidhan Sabha constituency), a Maharashtra Legislative Assembly constituency centered around the town * Wao State (Vav, Wai, Way), a former princely state in Banas Katha, Gujarat, India * Wa (Japan) (倭), the Cantonese pronunciation of an ancient name of Japan, sometimes transcribed as ''Wai'' * Koh Wai, also known as Poulo Wai or the Wai Islands, is a group of two small uninhabited islands in the Gulf of Siam, Cambodia * The Wai, Tai Wai station, Tai Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong; a shopping mall on top of Tai Wai station Other * Wai, a term referring to the walled villages of Hong Kong * Wai, the Cantonese-derived orthography for the Chinese surname Wéi (surname 韋) * ''Wai'', Māori word for "water" or "river", used as a common prefix in New Zealand place names * Wai, a form of Thai greeting * Web Accessibility Initiative, an effort to improve the accessibility of the World Wide Web (WWW or We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wai, Maharashtra
Wai (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Vāī''; Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, [ʋaːi] ) is a town in Satara district of Maharashtra state in India. Located on the Krishna River, Wai was a prominent town during the Peshwa era. Two important Maratha, Marathi Brahmin from ruling families had their origins here: Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi (Tambe family) and Gopikabai, wife of Nanasaheb Peshwa (Raste family). Locally prominent families such as the Raste, Ranade, and Phadnavis built several architecturally significant temples in Wai. The 400-year-old Mandhradevi, Mandhradevi Kalubai temple is about from Wai on a hill above sea level. In recent decades, Wai has become a popular location for filming Bollywood and Marathi movies, with over 300 films having been shot in and near Wai. History Wai has the epithetic name "Dakshin Kashi" (Kashi or Varanasi of the South) because of the city's more than 100 temples. Wai is known in Maharashtra for its ghats on the banks of the Krishna River and its temple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wai (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Wai Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Satara district, Maharashtra, India. It is a part of Satara Lok Sabha constituency, along with five other assembly constituencies in Satara district, namely Patan, Karad South, Koregaon Koregaon is a census town and headquarters for the surrounding Koregaon Taluka in the Satara subdivision of Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the NH-548C Satara-Baitul National Highway about 18 km e ..., Satara and Karad North. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2024 2019 2014 See also * List of constituencies of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly * Wai References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wai (Vidhan Sabha Constituency) Assembly constituencies of Maharashtra Satara district Politics of Maharashtra Constituencies established in 1951 1951 establishments in Bombay State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wao State
Vav is a town and the headquarters of Vav Taluka in Vav - Tharad District in Gujarat state of India. Vav is the largest taluka of the district. History The Rana, rulers of Vav, came from Sambhar and Nadol in Rajasthan, and claimed kindred with Prithviraj Chauhan, who was defeated and slain by the Afghans in 1193. After many turns of fortune, Dedhrav, driven out of Nandol, settled at Tharad, then under the Chaulukya kings of Anhilwad Patan kings. According to other views, his son Rana Ratansing, driven out of Nadol, in 1103, settled at Tharad. Rana Punja, the seventh in descent from Dedhrav was killed by the Muslims in battle in 1283. His son Rana Vaja regained his estate, by the influence of his father-in-law the Raval of Jaisalmer, as a grant from the Delhi emperor but lost Tharad. So he chose his new capital, Vav. Vav gained its name from a step-well built by his great-grandfather Rana Mehpalji. It suffered very severely from the 1813 famine. During the British period, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
