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Solapur

(sō`ləpo͝or, sōləpo͝or`), city (1991 pop. 620,846), Maharashtra state, W central India, on the Deccan plateau. Once a fortress town, Solapur is now a district administrative center, a great textile-manufacturing city, and a market for oilseeds and tobacco. It passed to the Mughals in 1668, to Hyderabad in 1723, to the MarathasMarathas
or Mahrattas
, Marathi-speaking people of W central India, known for their ability as warriors and their devotion to Hinduism. From their homeland in Maharashtra their chieftains rose to power in the 17th cent.
..... Click the link for more information.  in 1795, and to the British in 1818. A 14th-century Muslim fort is in the city.
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New Delhi [India], Jan 08 ( ANI ): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the four-laned section of Solapur-Tuljapur-Osmanabad of National Highway-211 (New NH-52) to the nation on Wednesday during his visit to Solapur.
The four-laning of Solapur--Osmanabad highway will help improve the connectivity of Solapur, with the important Marathwada region of Maharashtra.
PM Modi in Solapur on Wednesday to dedicate 4-laned section of New NH 52 to nation
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