Chandrapur is a city and a municipal corporation in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra state, India.
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13 Facts About Chandrapur
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Chandrapur is a fort city founded by Khandkya Ballal Sah, a Gond king of the 13th century.
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From ancient times, Chandrapur has fallen under the control of many different rulers.
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From 187 BCE to 78 BCE, Chandrapur was part of the Shunga Empire which controlled much of central and eastern India.
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Chandrapur asked him to leave Sirpur and move to the north bank of the Wardha River.
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Chandrapur discovered water trickling from a hole, and after drinking, washed his face, hands and feet.
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Chandrapur said the place where the hare was killed would be unlucky for the city.
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In 1956, with the reorganization of Indian states, Chandrapur district was transferred from Madhya Pradesh to Bombay state.
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Chandrapur is located in central India in the eastern part of Maharashtra state at 19.
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Chandrapur is called a "geological museum" as there is a large variety of rocks as well as commercially valuable minerals and fossils.
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Chandrapur is connected to many cities in Maharashtra by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus service.
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Chandrapur has a government medical college and a government engineering college.
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Chandrapur Fort is a fort located at confluence of Erai and Zarpat rivers.
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