Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka.
Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is headquarters of the eponymous Kalaburagi district and Kalaburagi division. Kalaburagi city is governed by a Municipal Corporation. It is home to multiple famous religious structures, like the Hazrath Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah, the Sharana Basaveshwara Temple and the Buddha Vihar. It also contains a fort built during the Bahmani rule. Other Bahmani monuments include the Haft Gumbaz and the Shor Gumbad. Kalaburagi has the world's largest cannon, Kalaburagi has a few architectural marvels built during the Bahamani Kingdom rule, including the Jama Masjid in the Kalaburagi Fort. Kalaburagi houses the circuit bench of the High Court of Karnataka. Under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate, several buildings in the city and with others in the region were put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" of World Heritage Site in 2014.
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Worth seeing in and around Kalaburagi
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalaburagi
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gulbarga in India was created on 24 June 2005. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Bangalore.
400 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Jama Masjid Gulbarga
The Jama Masjid, also known as the Friday Mosque of Gulbarga, the Great Mosque of Gulbarga Fort, and formally as the Jamia Masjid - Qila-e-Hasham, is a Friday mosque located in Kalaburagi, in the state of Karnataka, India. The mosque is located within the Gulbarga Fort complex, in Kalaburagi.
1.4 km · mosque of Sultanate Age in India · Wikipedia - 03Gulbarga University
Gulbarga University is a public university located in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India. The university is recognized by University Grants Commission and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
5.5 km · state public university in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India · Wikipedia - 04Gulbarga Fort
The Gulbarga Fort is located in Kalaburagi in the Kalaburagi district of North Karnataka. The fort was originally constructed by the Hindu monarch Raja Gulchand, and it was subsequently significantly enlarged in 1347 by Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah of the Bahmani Kingdom after he cut off his ties with the Delhi Sultanate.
1.4 km · Bahmani kingdom Fort · Wikipedia - 05Kalaburagi Institute of Medical Sciences
Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences is a medical college located in Kalaburagi, Karnataka and run by the Government of Karnataka. The institution is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.
1.6 km · medical College in Kalaburagi, Karnataka · Wikipedia - 06Chor Gumbad, Kalaburagi
Chor Gumbad, Gulbarga is a domed building in Gumbad, Kalaburagi. It is listed as a state protected monument.
2.6 km · building in Kalaburagi · Wikipedia - 07Government Museum, Kalaburagi
Government Museum, Kalaburagi is a museum in Kalaburagi, in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is run by the state government.
1.8 km · museum in India · Wikipedia - 08Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College
Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College is a semi-government medical college in Gulbarga, Karnataka, India. The college is affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore.
2 km · medical college in Gulbarga,Karnatka, India · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Shetty Multiplex. Sangam Theaters Triveni Theaters
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Where to eat
Tahari (Rice stuffed with meat and spices), Sorghum Bread, Various Lentiles, especially Toor Dall (piegeon pea) Wheat flour bread, Bajra Bread, Over all food in gulbarga is rich in spices.
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Getting to Kalaburagi
- Airports
- Rajiv Gandhi (HYD), 171 km
- Stations
- Kalaburagi Junction railway station, 1.6 km
- Hyderabad → Kalaburagi172 km · quickest by road, 3h 30m · ₹1,460–1,830
- Pune → Kalaburagi342 km · quickest by road, 5h 52m · ₹2,540–3,180
- Mopa → KalaburagiTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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- Get aroundKalaburagi is a small town and the tourist spots can be covered by a combination of walking and auto rickshaw rides.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaws are freely available, but they don't run on a meter or have an official rate chart.
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