Back Aurangabad Afrikaans औरंगाबाद ANP أورنك آباد Arabic مدينه اورنك آباد ARZ Övrəngabad Azerbaijani Аўрангабад (горад, Махараштра) Byelorussian Аурангабад Bulgarian औरंगाबाद, महाराष्ट्र Bihari ঔরঙ্গাবাদ, মহারাষ্ট্র Bengali/Bangla আউরঙ্গাবাদ BPY
Aurangabad | |
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| Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | |
From top, then left to right:
Bibi Ka Maqbara, Grishneshwar Temple, Carvings in caves of Aurangabad, Prozone Mall | |
| Nickname: | |
 Aurangabad in Maharashtra | |
| Coordinates: 19°53′N 75°19′E / 19.88°N 75.32°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Maharashtra |
| District | Aurangabad |
| Established | 1610 |
| Founded by | Malik Ambar |
| Named after | • Aurangzeb |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Aurangabad Municipal Corporation |
| • Divisional Commissioner of Aurangabad | Sunil Kendrekar (IAS)[1] |
| • Police Commissioner of Aurangabad | Nikhil Gupta (IPS)[2] |
| • MP | Sandipanrao Bhumre (Shiv Sena) |
| • Mayor | Vacant (Administrator Rule) |
| • MLAs | |
| Area | |
| 141 km2 (54 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| 1,175,116 | |
| • Rank | India: 32nd Maharashtra: 6th Marathwada: 1st |
| • Density | 8,300/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,193,167 |
| • Metro rank | 43rd |
| Demonym(s) | Aurangabadkar, Aurangabadi, Sambhajinagarkar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 431 001 |
| Telephone code 0240 | 0240 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 20 |
| Nominal GDP | $7 billion+ US dollar[5](2019-20) |
| Official language | Marathi[6] |
| Website | aurangabadmahapalika |
Aurangabad (ⓘ),[7][8] officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023,[9][10][11] is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[10] It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region.[12] Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is the fifth-most populous urban area in Maharashtra, after Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Nashik, with a population of 1,175,116.
The city is a major production center of cotton textile and artistic silk fabrics. Several prominent educational institutions, including Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, are located in the city. The city is also a popular tourism hub, with attractions like the Ajanta and Ellora caves lying on its outskirts, both of which have been designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1983,[13] the Aurangabad Caves, Devagiri Fort, Grishneshwar Temple, Jama Mosque, Bibi Ka Maqbara, Himayat Bagh, Panchakki and Salim Ali Lake. Historically, there were 52 gates in Aurangabad, some of them still extant, which have earned Aurangabad the nickname the "City of Gates".[14] In 2019, the Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) became the first greenfield industrial smart city of India under the country's flagship Smart Cities Mission.[15][16]
Paithan, the imperial capital of the Satavahana dynasty (1st century BCE–2nd century CE), as well as Dēvagirī, the capital of the Yadava dynasty (9th century CE–14th century CE), were located within the boundaries of modern Aurangabad. In 1308, the region was annexed by the Delhi Sultanate during the rule of Sultan Alauddin Khalji.[17] In 1327, the capital of the Delhi Sultanate was shifted from Delhi to Daulatabad (in present-day Aurangabad) during the rule of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq, who ordered the mass relocation of Delhi's population to Daulatabad.[18][better source needed] However, Muhammad bin Tughluq reversed his decision in 1334, and the capital was shifted back to Delhi. In 1499, Daulatabad became a part of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate. In 1610, a new city named Khaḍkī was established at the location of modern Aurangabad to serve as the capital of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate by the Ethiopian military leader Malik Ambar,[19] who was brought to India as a slave but rose to become a popular prime minister of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate. Malik Ambar was succeeded by his son Fateh Khan, who changed the name of the city to Fatehnagar. In 1636, Aurangzeb, who was then the Mughal viceroy of the Deccan region, annexed the city into the Mughal Empire. In 1653, Aurangzeb renamed the city as Aurangabad and made it the capital of the Deccan region.[19] In 1724, the Mughal governor of the Deccan, Nizam Asaf Jah I, seceded from the Mughal Empire and founded his own dynasty. The dynasty established the State of Hyderabad, with their capital initially at Aurangabad, until they transferred it to the city of Hyderabad in 1763. Hyderabad State became a princely state during the British Raj and remained so for 150 years (1798–1948). Until 1956, Aurangabad remained part of Hyderabad State. In 1960, Aurangabad and the larger Marathi-speaking Marathwada region became part of the state of Maharashtra.
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- ^ Ghosh, Poulomi (16 July 2022). "Eknath Shinde renames Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar again, says 'legal' this time". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Dodhiya, K. A. Y (25 April 2023). "It's Aurangabad for now, says HC". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Aurangabad and Osmanabad finally renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv". The Indian Express. 24 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad | Bombay High Court validates Maharashtra government's notifications". The Hindu. 8 May 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Centre approves renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad". The Hindu. 24 February 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ Sohoni, Pushkar (2015). Aurangabad with Daulatabad, Khuldabad and Ahmadnagar. Mumbai: Jaico. ISBN 9788184957020.
- ^ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 174.
- ^ "Aurangabad Smart City". aurangabadsmartcity.in. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "India's first industrial integrated smart city set for inauguration". The Times of India. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "PM Modi opens first greenfield industrial smart city in Aurangabad". India Today. 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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