Sangli (

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: ''Sāṁgalī''; ) is a metropolitan

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and the headquarters of Sangli District in

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, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest production and trade of this spice. Sangli is situated on the banks of river Krishna and houses many sugar factories. A significant city in South-Western India, it lies 376 km from

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, 230 km from

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and 638 km from

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. The city has a significant healthcare hub, including its twin City

Miraj Miraj (Pronunciation: iɾəd͡z ) is a city that is part of the Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad metropolitan region in Sangli district, Maharashtra. Founded in the early 10th century, Miraj was an important jagir of the Bijapur Sultanate. Chhatrapa ...

. Sangli-Miraj combined has more than 1000+ Hospitals and Clinics. Sangli is known as Turmeric city for its global

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trade as well grapes, raisins, jaggery and the most significant number of sugar factories in India, with district area having has more than 30 sugar factories. The Sangli region boasts the largest raisin market in Asia. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad municipal corporation (SMKMC) along with its Urban Agglomeration consisting of satellite towns of Madhavnagar & Budhgaon is 93rd biggest in India.

Information

The Sangli Metropolitan Region has developed itself as a modern city with broader roads, major railway junctions, malls & multiplexes, hotels, and excellent educational facilities. The city is a significant healthcare hub, including its twin city,

. Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad combined has more than 1000+ Hospitals & Clinics, making it one of India's largest emerging medical hubs and an emerging international hub for patients from Gulf region. It is also a significant city with telecommunication & entertainment facilities. A Software Technology Park is being set up in a prime location in the city. Nearby towns like

Ichalkaranji Ichalkaranji ( t͡səlkəɾəɳd͡ʒiː is a city in Kolhapur District, Maharashtra, India. It is situated at the bank of the Panchganga River. History As described by Horace George Franks in the book ''The Story of Ichalkaranji'' (1929), ...

, Tasgaon, Ashta, Kavathe-Mahankal, Palus,

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and Jaysingpur are now emerging as Satellite cities to Sangli Metropolitan Area. Sangli has the largest sugar factory in Asia & most number of sugar factories in India as well. Krishna Valley Wine Park is another leading wine park in India. Sangli is the world's leading Global hub for Turmeric Trade. Sangli is also known as the Chess City of India. Now, Sangli City is emerging as the yellow city of India. Sangli city has significant political influence in Maharashtra. 95% of Sangli city's population speaks Marathi language.

Transportation

Railway Station

Sangli Railway Station is an important railway hub in Sangli City and the main station for Sangli district. Many long-route trains stop at Sangli city providing the connectivity to important cities of India. Sangli city station is directly connected to important cities like

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by direct trains.

Sangli Sangli (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Sāṁgalī''; ) is a metropolitan town and the headquarters of Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest produ ...

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Rani Chennamma Express,

- Parli Vaijnath DEMU express and

DEMU train are the 3 trains that start their journey from Sangli station. Bengaluru-Sangli Rani Chennamma Express, ParliVaijnath-Sangli DEMU express and Kolhapur-Sangli DEMU train are the 3 trains that end their journey from Sangli station. Sangli railway station is undergoing major redevelopment and will be a major transportation hub of the region. A lot of auto rikshaw and private cars are available at Sangli station to reach nearby places like Kolhapur, Ichalkaranji, Tasgaon, Walwa, Ashta, Kirloskarwadi, Jaysingpur, etc.

Road Transportation

MSRTC have a Divisional office at Sangli and bus depots and terminals at Sangli and

in city limits. Direct buses connect

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and many more cities in

and

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. MSRTC runs Shivshahi A/C seater, Non A/C sleeper coach and ordinary buses from Sangli and Miraj Depots. The State Government of Maharashtra approve to build Airport near Kavalapur for the Sangli Metropolitan area. Within metropolitan limits, the city bus of MSRTC is the best medium used by people; also, auto rickshaws, private cars and two-wheelers are used by many peoples. Other than MSRTC, many private travels like Balaji, Shreenath, VRL, NTN, Datta Krupa, Konduskar, Ashoka, M.B.Link, Vaibhav, Shreyash, Sanjay, Sai Krupa, Deepakraj, Saini, Sharma play A/C and non A/C sleeper coach and seater buses to

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and other cities. Soon Sangli will have MSRTC E-Buses.

Geography

Sangli City is situated on the bank of the Krishna River, the valley and tributaries offer many irrigation and agricultural advantages that drive the economy of the district and the city. Other small rivers, such as the Warana River and the Panchganga, flow into the Krishna River.

History

The region, known as Kundal (now a tiny village 40 km away from Sangli city) in medieval India, was the capital of the Chalukya Empire in the 12th century AD. During the time of

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, Sangli, Miraj and surrounding areas were captured from the

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. Until 1801, Sangli was included in Miraj Jahangir. Sangli separated from Miraj in 1801, following a family quarrel between Chintamanrao Patwardhan and his paternal uncle, Gangadharrao Patwardhan, who had succeeded his childless elder brother as the sixth chief of Miraj in 1782. Sangli is notable for the Brindavana (tomb) of Satyavrata Tirtha, a saint of the Dvaita Order of Vedanta and Peetadipathi of

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who took

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in Sangli in the year 1638. Sangli is well known as Natya Pandhari (Capital of Marathi Dramas) while Miraj is well known for manufacturing & exports of musical instruments.

Etymology

The city's original name was Sahagalli—from the Marathi words ''Saha'' ("six") and ''Galli'' ("lanes") describing the early street plan—which was later shortened to Sangli.

Tourist and Pilgrim Places

* Sangameshwar Shiva Temple, Haripur, Sangli * Sri Sri Radha Gopal Mandir, Aravade, Tasgaon * Ramling Bet Bahe Ancient Shiva Temple, Sangli * Audumbar, Sangli * Jwala Narshimhapur, Kole, Sangli * Sagareshwar Wild Life Sanctuary * Chandoli National Park * Dandoba Hill Station * Khanapur Wild Life Reserve Forest * Panchayatan Temple, Sangli * Bagetil Ganapati Temple, Sangli * Kundal Jain Hill Temple, Palus, Sangli * Zari Parshwanath Hill Temple, Palus, Sangli * Bahubali Hill Temple, Kumbhoj * Narsobawadi * Khidrapur Shiva Temple * Prachitgad Fort * Machindragad Fort * Vikasgad Fort * Khawaja shamna mira dargah Miraj * khawaja kabir dargah nandre

Culture

Food ''Bhadang'' also known as flavoured rice puff, from Sangli is world famous and are exported in US, UK, Canada, and Southeast Asia. ''Bharala Wangi,'' also known as stuffed brinjal with '' bhakri,'' is one of the most famous foods in Sangli.

Educational institutes

Education institutions in the area, aside from schools, include: * Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli. * Chintamanrao College of Commerce, Vishrambaugh, Sangli. * Sanjay Bhokare Group of Institutes, Miraj. * RIT College Sakhrale, Islampur. * Government Medical College And Hospital, Miraj. * City Highschool, Sangli. * Raje. Patwardhan Highschool Sangli. * Government Polytechnic, Miraj. * Padmabhooshan Vasantraodada Patil Institute Of Technology, Budhgaon. * Kbp College, Sangli. * Annasaheb Dange College of Engineering & Technology, Sangli. * Government Medical College, Miraj, * Willingdon College of Arts & Science at Vishrambaug, Sangli. * Prakash Institute of Medical Science and Research, Islampur, Sangli. * Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College and Hospital, a college constituting under Bharati Vidyapeeth, Miraj. * Appasaheb Birnale College of Architecture, Sangli. * Nav Krishna Valley School, Kupwad. * Podar International School, Sangli. * St.Alphonsa School in Miraj. * KWC College of Arts & Science, Sangli. * MIT VGS, Karnal. * Sangli Highschool Sangli. * Jijamata Balmandir, Sangli.

Architecture

* Ganapati Temple, Sangli, located on the banks of river Krishna. * The Irwin Bridge, built by the British. * A royal palace (Rajwada). * Mai ghat, Sangli. * Aamrai garden, Sangli. * New Collector office, Vishrambaug. * Centuries-old Digambar Jain Mandir at Arag (Recently partially conserved) * Audumber datta temple(20 km from sangli) * Dandoba hills * sangameshwar temple haripur,sangli * Sagreshwar national park * Sangli high school * Miraj market * sangli fort (Khanbhag)

Climate

Sangli has a semi-arid climate with three seasons. Summer takes place from the middle of February to the middle of June, characterised by largely dry conditions towards the start, with rainfall increasing as the season progresses. Temperatures in summer are primarily characterised by hot days and mild nights. Monsoon takes place from the middle of June to late October. Rainfall is more common this season than at any other time of year. Temperatures in the monsoon season are characterised by warm, humid days and mild, humid nights. Winter takes place from early November to early February. This season is mainly dry, with rain primarily concentrated in November. Temperatures in winter are characterised by warm days and cool nights. The total rainfall is around 22 inches (580 mm). Sangli has been ranked 24th best “National Clean Air City” under (Category 2 3-10L Population cities) in India. Sangli has cleanest air quality in state in 2024.

Notable people

Social Reformers/ Freedom fighters

Vasantdada Patil Vasantrao Banduji Patil (13 November 1917 – 1 March 1989) was an Indian politician from Sangli, Maharashtra. He was known as the first modern Maratha strongman and first mass leader in Maharashtrian politics. Patil served as Chief Ministe ...

* Nagnath Naikwadi * Annabhau Sathe *

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (14 July 1856 – 17 June 1895) () was a social reformer, educationist, and thinker from Bombay Presidency, British India. At one time a close associate of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he co-founded educational institutes ...

* Gulabrao Patil * Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale *Rajarambapu patil *Mahavir Pandurang Salunkhe Saints Loknath swami

Entertainment/ literature/ culture/ music/ cinema

* Bal Gandharva * Asha Bhosale * Patthe Bapurao *

Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar Gajānan Digambar Mādguḷkar (1 October 1919 – 14 December 1977) was a Marathi language, Marāthi poet, lyricist, writer and actor from India. He is popularly known in his home state of Maharashtra, Mahārāshtra by just his initials as Ga ...

* Vishnudas Bhave *

Sai Tamhankar Sai Tamhankar (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, əiː t̪aːmɦəɳkəɾ born 25 June 1986) is an Indian film and television actress known for her work primarily in Marathi language, Marathi, as well as in Hindi language, Hindi films. She h ...

* Vyankatesh Digambar Madgulkar *Vinayak Mahadev Kulkarni

Sports

* Vijay Hazare * Smriti Mandhana is from Madhavnagar * Armaan Jaffer * Maruti Mane (kusti pattu)

Politics

Yashwantrao Chavan Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (Marathi pronunciation: əʃʋənt̪ɾaːʋ t͡səʋʱaːɳ 12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician who served as 8th Minister of Finance from 1970 to 1971 and 1971 to 19 ...

* Vishnuanna Patil * Patangrao Kadam * Madanbhau Vishwanath Patil * Jayant Patil * R. R. Patil * Dhulappa Bhaurao Navale * Ramdas Athawale * Vishwajeet Patangrao Kadam *

Gopichand Padalkar Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar (born 1 October 1982) is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. He got elected to the Legislative Council by MLA's (unopposed) on 14 May ...

Officers

* Vishwas Nangare Patil.(IPS) * Rajaram Mane (IAS) * Dr. Shrikar Keshav Pardeshi (IAS) * Amit Khatavkar (IRS) * Ganesh Tengale (IRS) * Dr. Raja Dayanidhi (IAS) , Oct precipitation mm = 88.9 , Nov precipitation mm = 33.5 , Dec precipitation mm = 6.9 , source
Government of Maharashtra
, date = June 2012

Notable people

* Murlikant Petkar * Vishnudas Bhave * Smriti Mandhana * Vijay Hazare * Nandu Natekar *

* Vishnudas Bhave *

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; ; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur, actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the media as one of the ...

* Balgandharva * Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar * Bhagyashree Patwardhan *

* Patangrao Kadam * R.R. Patil

References

External links

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