Why visit Paithan
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 place to eat in and around town.
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About Paithan
Paithan (['pəɪ.ʈʰəɳ] ), historically Pratiṣṭhāna [pɾə'tɪʂʈʰanə], is a town with municipal council in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra, Maharashtra, India. Paithan is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) south of present-day Aurangabad on the banks of the Godavari River. It was the capital of the Satavahana dynasty, which ruled from the second century BCE to the second century CE. It is one of the few inland towns mentioned in the famous first-century Greek book, the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, where it appears in the genitive plural form, Παιθάνων.
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Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Hotel Durga Garden
Restaurant · Indian · 1.3 km
Hotel Durga Garden infront of dnyaneshwar garden, Court Rd, Court Area, Paithan
24/7
Churches and places of worship1
Healthcare10
History
Pratishthana (Sanskrit: प्रतिष्ठान, lit. standing firmly) was capital of first Satavahana king Simuka, from where it grew into an empire covering almost half of present India. The Satavahanas were known as "Trisamudratoyapitvahana". Later, under the name Pishtapura (Sanskrit: पिष्टपुर, lit. flour city), it was taken by the Chalukya ruler Pulakesin II who commissioned the recording of the event in a poem as "reducing Pishtapuram to flour".
Pratishthanapura or present day Paithan is said to be the capital of Mulaka desh. Aurangabad, Nashik, Jalna, Washim are parts of Mulaka. Muluka or Mulaka is identified and it is also known as Moolaka or Moolaka desha along with Ashmaka.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Airport (IXU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Chitegaon 33 km north, about 33 min by car
- Pīpri 39 km northeast, about 39 min by car
- Waluj Buzurg 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
- Pāthardi 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Wadgaon Kolhati 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Aurangabad 45 km north, about 45 min by car
- Ranjangaon S 45 km northwest, about 45 min by car
- Gevrai 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Beed 67 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Ahilyanagar 80 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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