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Cities in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India and is nicknamed as the `Heart of India' due to its geographical location. Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state in the country b...

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Orchha Madhya Pradesh

Orchha

Orchha, 120 kms from Gwalior is a medieval town, looks today much as it must have in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was founded in the 16th century by the Bundela kin...

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Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh

Khajuraho

Khajuraho lies to the north of state of Madhya Pradesh. Legend has it that Khajuraho was founded by Chardravarman, the son of the moon god Chandra, who descended on a ...

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Bhopal Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

Bhopal is capital of Madhya Pradesh and was founded in 11th century by Raja Bhoj but the present city was established by Afghan soldier, Dost Mohammed (1707-1740) and ...

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Gwalior Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior

Gwalior founded by Maharaj Suraj Sen and named after Saint Gwalipa, is the northernmost city of Madhya Pradesh and was established in 8th century AD. Gwalior remained ...

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Ujjain Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain

Ujjain city is situated on the right bank of river Shipra. This is holy city for Hindus and in ancient times was called as Ujjayini. The city exists from the early da...

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Burhanpur Madhya Pradesh

Burhanpur

Burhanpur a small town in Madhya Pradesh which is barely 20 kms from the Maharashtra Border, founded in 1400 AD by the Faruqi King, Nasir Khan, on the northwestern ban...

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Dhar Madhya Pradesh

Dhar

Dhar known as Dhar Nagari in ancient period and Piran Dhar in mediaeval period, has had the privilege of being of the capital city, both in the ancient and in the earl...

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Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh

Amarkantak

The town of Amarkantak is popularly known as teerathraj, or the 'king of pilgrimages' is situated at an altitude of 1065 m at the meeting point of the Vindhya and the ...

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Kanha Madhya Pradesh

Kanha

The Kanha National Park was created on 1 June 1955 and forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve which was created in 1974 under Project Tiger. The Kanha National Park...

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