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Raigad - Capital of Maratha Empire

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 Raigad      Raigad district is a district in the western part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The old name of this district was Colaba district. It got its name from the fort named Colaba in the district. When Barrister Antulay was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, he changed his name to Raigad.      Raigad district, also spelled Raigad district, is a district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The district headquarters is Alibaug . This district was earlier called Colaba district, but it was renamed as Raigad which used to be the capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji and where he built Raigad fort. This fort comes in the city of Mahad, which is about 200 km from Mumbai on the Mumbai-Goa highway. The fort stands on a mountain at an altitude of 3000 feet above sea level.      In this district, you can see the ancient historical buildings, the beaches that attract tourists, the free flow of nature, the attractive places in the Western Ghats. The historic Elephanta Caves at Gharapuri st
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Ratnagiri - Home of Hapus Mango

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Ratnagiri           Ratnagiri district is one of the 36 districts of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is bounded on the west by Arabian Sea, on the south by Sindhudurg district, on the east by Satara district, Kolhapur district and Sangli district and on the north by Raigad district (formerly Colaba district). The city of Ratnagiri is the headquarters of this district. The urban population of the district is 11.33%.      The present Ratnagiri district was known as North Ratnagiri district during and after the British rule. The present Sindhudurg district is called Dakshin Ratnagiri district. Sawantwadi was also included in the South Ratnagiri district. The names of these districts were changed in 1981.       Hapus Mango is the main identity of Ratnagiri district. Hapus mango from Ratnagiri district has got GI tag. Ratnagiri district is world famous for Hapus Mango. Like mango, cashew, coconut, locust, amsul (ratamba) etc. are cultivated here. Rice is cultivated mainly here.      Dr
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Sindhudurg -India's First Tourist District

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Sindhudurg         Sindhudurg is the best place for tourists. It is southern part of Kokan region of Maharashtra. Headquarters of sindhudurg is known as Oros .  Sindhudurg is a part of Kokan region. Sindhudurg is the tourism’s district of Maharashtra. It is established in 1 may 1981. Administrative head office of district is at Oros Bk. It is the southern part of Maharashtra. It is located on the north by Ratnagiri, south by the goa state, west by the Arabian sea and to east across the crest of the Sahyadri's is Kolhapur district. Sindhudurg consists of 8 talukas named as Oros, Devgad, Vaibhavwadi, Malvan, Kankavli, Vengurla, Sawantwadi and Dodamarg. This district is famous for Cashew Production. Major crops of this district are rice, coconut, kokum, mango, cashew. Sindhudurg has Redi Port which is famous for iron mineral exportation in Europe. Sea coast length of sindhudurg is 121km 2 .                Sindhudurg has climate which remains warm and humid in most of the year. Lan
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