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About Dhone
Dhone or Dronachalam is a town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality located in Dhone mandal, and it is the headquarters of Dhone revenue division.
From the Wikipedia article Dhone (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Dhone was formerly known as Dronachalam. Dhone is the second biggest municipality in Nandyal district after Nandyal Municipality. According to local tradition, the name of the village is derived from the name of the tutor Dronacharya, a character in Mahabharata, who meditated on the hill in village. There is now a Hanuman temple, Dargah and church on the hill. Dhone has large deposits of high quality limestone, and it was previously the site of an active quarry. The quarry is no longer in operation. The oldest temple in Dhone is Sri Vasavi Temple, which was constructed in 1916. The Vasavi Temple celebrated 100 at the year 2017.
From the History section of Dhone on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport , Kurnool (KJB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 48 km away.
- Rāmāpuram 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Betamcherla 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Banganapalle 39 km east, about 39 min by car
- Bhānumukkala 39 km east, about 39 min by car
- Rāmāpuram 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Gooty 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Thummalamenta 44 km south, about 44 min by car
- Kurnool 51 km north, about 51 min by car
- Tadpatri 56 km south, about 56 min by car
- Anantapur 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Dhone Junction Railway station, iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
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