This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2015) |
Khandesh | |
---|---|
Region | |
![]() Panoramic view of Purna river near Muktainagar | |
![]() Blue: Khandesh in Maharashtra Light Blue: Khandesh in Madhya Pradesh (Burhanpur) | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh [citation needed] |
Districts | 1] Jalgaon 2] Dhule 3] Nandurbar 4] Burhanpur |
Largest City | Jalgaon |
Languages | Marathi, Khandeshi |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Demonym | Khandeshi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Khandesh is a geographic region in Maharashtra, India. It was made up of present Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts.[1] It also said that Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh was also its part.[2][3][dubious – discuss]
The region have seen many geographical changes, in 1906 its eponymous district was bifurcated to form two new districts that is West Khandesh, East Khandesh district; Dhule and Jalgaon are their headquarters respectively. In 1990s West Khandesh further divided to form a new, district Nandurbar.[1]
The use of the Khandeshi language is prevalent in this region, and the language itself derives its name from the name of the region. This language is sometimes considered as a dialect of Marathi due to its mutual intelligibility with it, and hence has lower numbers in the census due to people opting their language as Marathi instead.[original research?] This region is famous for banana agriculture and is a leading producer of it.[4]
{{cite book}}
: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search