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BELLARY: District
head quarters and industrial town.
AMBALI: Known for
black stone Chalukyan temple dedicated to Kalleswari. It is 10 Kms,
North West of Kottur.
HAMPI: The
erstwhile capital of the Vijaynagar Kingdom. The Virupaksha temple is
still used for worship. The stone chariot, Ugra Narasimha, King's
Balance, Lotus Mahal, Elephants stables are worth seeing. This is a
World Heritage Site.
MAILARA: It has a
well known temple dedicated to Shiva in his form of Mailara or Mallari.
The annual festival of Mailara is very famous.
RAMANADURGA or RAMGAD:
It is a hill station amidst a group of granite hills. There is a temple
dedicated to Ramadeva.
TUNGABHADRA DAM:
Near Hospet is an interesting site. A huge dam is built on te river
Tungabhadra. A well laid out garden.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Formerly part of Tamil
Nadu state, included in Karnataka in 1953.
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Area: |
8,419
Sq. Km |
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Head Quarters: |
Bellary |
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Population: |
20,25,242, Male:
10,28,481 Female: 9,96,761
Density Per Sq. Km:
240. |
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Taluks: |
7 -
Bellary, Hospet, Kudligi, Siruguppa, Sandur, Hagaribommalahalli and
Hovila Hadagali. |
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Hoblis: |
27 |
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Revenue Division: |
Gulbarga |
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Rivers: |
Tungabhadra and Hagari |
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Crops: |
Cotton, Jowar, Sunflower, Groundnut, Thoorgram. |
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Minerals: |
Iron
ore near Hospet considered the best quality ore in the world;
Manganese; Granite; Gold; Magnesium. |
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Industries: |
Mining; Iron and Steel. |
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Tourist Attractions: |
Hampi, the world famous Vijayanagar historical relics; The
Tungabhadra Reservoir, the biggest in the state; Sandur palace and
temples, the Ujjaini peetha of the Veerashaivas; Mailara Shiva
temple; Ramgadh; Ambali Kalleshwari temple near Kottur.
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