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| '''Belgaum''' is a town |
'''Belgaum''' is a town in northwest ], ]. It is the headquarters of ]. The town is situated nearly 2,500 ft (762 m) above sea-level. INDAL (Indian Aluminium Company) is located at Belgaum. Belgaum also has a number of training centres of the Indian Armed Forces, and an air base of the ]. | ||
| ==History== | |||
| The ancient name of the town of '''Belgaum''' was '''Venugrama''' meaning '''Bamboo Village'''. The most ancient place in the district is Halsi; and this, according to inscriptions on copper plates discovered in its neighborhood, was once the capital of a dynasty of nine Kadamba kings. It appears that from the middle of the 6th century to about 760 the area was held by the ]s, who were succeeded by the ]s. After the break-up of the Rashtrakuta power a portion of it survived in the ]s (875-1250), who from 1210 onward made Venugrama their capital. Inscriptions give evidence of a long struggle between the Rattas and the ]s of ], who succeeded in the latter years of the 12th century in acquiring and holding part of the district. By 1208, however, the Kadambas had been overthrown by the Rattas, who in their turn succumbed to the ]s of ] in 1250. After the overthrow of the Yadavas by the ] (1320), Belgaum was for a short time under the rule of the latter; but only a few years later the part south of the Ghatprabha was subject to the Hindu rajas of ]. In 1347 the northern part was conquered by the ], which in 1473 took the town of Belgaum and conquered the southern part also. When ] overthrew the ] sultans in ], Belgaum passed to the ]s. In ] the country was overrun by ] of ], but was retaken by the ] with British assistance. In ] it was handed over to the ] and was made part of the district of ]. In 1836 this was divided into two parts, the southern district continuing to be known as Dharwad, the northern as Belgaum. | |||
| ] in Belgaum district is a place of historical importance. ] of Kittur (1778-1829) is known for her resistance to British rule; another person in the history of Belgaum known for his resistance to British rule is ]. | |||
| There are several names available for Belgaum city. Marathi people call Belgaon, Kannada people call Belgavi, North Indians call it as Belagam... | |||
| ==Attractions== | ==Attractions== | ||
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| <li>Institute of Management and Educaitonal Research</li> | <li>Institute of Management and Educaitonal Research</li> | ||
| ==Belgaum District== | |||
| ''']''' has, by the 2001 Census of India, a population of approximately 4.2 million. The district has an area of 12,000 sq. km., and is bounded on the west and north by ] state, on the northeast by ] district, on the east by ] district, on the southeast by ] district, on the south by ] and ] districts, and on the southwest by the state of ]. The languages spoken in this district include ], the official language of ], and ].Majority of people speak ] in Belgaum city. | |||
| ==Belgaum Division== | |||
| '''Belgaum Division''' includes the districts of ], Belgaum, ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| ==Dailies From Belgaum== | |||
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Revision as of 15:06, 11 June 2005
Belgaum is a town in northwest Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of Belgaum district. The town is situated nearly 2,500 ft (762 m) above sea-level. INDAL (Indian Aluminium Company) is located at Belgaum. Belgaum also has a number of training centres of the Indian Armed Forces, and an air base of the Indian Air Force.
Attractions
- Gokak Falls - waterfall of the Ghataprabha river
- Belgaum fort, built in 1519.
- Children's traffic park at Shivaji Garden.
- Sambhaji Satue (Shivaji's Son).
- Kapileshvara temple.
- Sambhaji Garden and Shivaji Garden.
- Jamia Mosque.
- Old Jain Temple in Belgaum Fort.
- Military Mahadev Temple.
Main Festivals
- Nag Panchami
- Narali Pournima
- Gokul Ashtmi
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Shiva Jayanti
- Gudhi Padwa
- Dussehra
- Diwali
- Makar Sankranti
- Holi
Professional Educational Institutions
External links
- Profiles of all the Districts in Karnataka
- Statue of Queen Chennamma at Bangalore
- Belgaum Tourist Info
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)