West India · Maharashtra
Amravati, Maharashtra
About Amravati
- Inland
Where it is
Amravati is a city in the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra, on the Deccan Plateau west of Nagpur, with the Satpura hills of Melghat rising to the north-west.
History
Amravati is said to take its name from its old temple of the goddess Amba Devi, and its ancient name was Udumbravati. Part of the Berar region, it passed through the hands of the Yadavas, the Mughals, the Bhonsles of Nagpur and the Nizams before coming under British administration in 1853, when it grew as a centre of the cotton trade.
People
Marathi is the main language, with Urdu and Hindi also widely spoken, and the Korku people keep their own language and traditions in the Melghat hills to the north. Farming of cotton, soybean and oranges supports the surrounding district.
Known for
- The Amba Devi Temple
- The Ekvira Devi Temple
- Chikhaldara, Vidarbha's only hill station
- Melghat Tiger Reserve
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