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About Bhokardan
Bhokardan is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is one the oldest cities in India. Bhokardan was a part of the Hyderabad State until it joined India in 1948 as part of the Annexation of Hyderabad. In 1960, it became a part of the newly formed state of Maharashtra from the bilingual Bombay state. The ruins of the old fortifications are still visible around the city; the area of the old fort now houses tehsil offices.
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History
Bhokardan is situated on the bank of Kelana river. Bhokardan has been identified by modern historians with the ancient city of Bhogavardhana. One of the earliest references of Bhokardan is found in Markandeya Purana, where it is described as a prosperous trading city in Dandakaranya area, located on the trade route from Ujjayini, in central India to Prathishthana, then capital city of Satavahanas. Similar, references were also found in various other ancient literature. In earlier period Bhokardan was a Janapada, which later got status of an independent region. Bhokardan was among the major cities of the Satavahana kingdom along with Prathishthana and Ter.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Airport (IXU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 59 km away.
- Sillod 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Pāl 35 km west, about 35 min by car
- Deūlgaon Rāja 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Soygaon 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
- Jālna 48 km south, about 48 min by car
- Sindkhed Raja 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
- Chikhli 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Buldāna 53 km northeast, about 53 min by car
- Aurangabad 62 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Jalgaon 85 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
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