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"'''Belgaum''', a town and district of British India, in the southern division of Bombay. The town is situated nearly 2500 ft. above sea-level; it has a station on the Southern Mahratta railway, 245 miles south of Poona."
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'''Belgaum''', a town and district of British India, in the southern division of Bombay. The town is situated 245 miles south of Poona; it has a station on the Southern Mahratta railway.
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== Spelling variants ==
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Modern name: Belgaum<br>
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Variants: Belgaon
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
[[Siege of Belgaum]]
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[[Siege of Belgaum]] 1818
  
  
 
[[Category:Locations]]
 
[[Category:Locations]]

Revision as of 17:29, 26 October 2010

Belgaum
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 15.850362°N 74.504672°E
Altitude: 762 m (2,500 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Belgaum Belgaum
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
Transport links
Southern Mahratta Railway

Belgaum, a town and district of British India, in the southern division of Bombay. The town is situated 245 miles south of Poona; it has a station on the Southern Mahratta railway.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Belgaum
Variants: Belgaon

History

Siege of Belgaum 1818