Akkalkot
Akkalkot (ⓘ) is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated 38 km southeast of Solapur and close to the border of Karnataka state.
Akkalkot | |
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City | |
Akkalkot Location in Maharashtra, India Akkalkot Akkalkot (India) Akkalkot Akkalkot (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 17°31′30″N 76°12′20″E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Solapur |
| Government | |
| • Type | City and Municipal Council |
| • Body | Akkalkot City and Municipal council |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 40,103 |
| Demonym | Akkalkotkar |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN CODE | 413216 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-13 |
City is the home to Shri Swami Samarth, a 19th-century saint who is believed by his devotees to be an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya. Akkalkot State during the British Raj, was a princely state ruled by the royal Bhonsale dynasty.
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