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Mahabaleshwar
| Mahabaleshwar | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 17.54°N 73.91°E |
| Altitude: | 1,353 m (4,439 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mahabaleshwar |
| State/Province: | Maharashtra |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Great Indian Peninsula Railway | |
Mahabaleshwar was a town in Satara District during the British period. See Bombay Districts. It was the principal hill station and the summer capital of Bombay Province.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Mahabaleshwar
Variants: Mahableshwar/ Mahableshwur/ Mahabuleshwar/ Mahabuleshwur/ Malcolmpeth/ Malcolm Pait.
Historical books online
- Mahabaleshwar Imperial Gazetteer
- Account of the Convalescent Station of Malcolm Pait, on the Mahabuleshwar Hills, near Bombay [stated to be] by James Murray [Surgeon] 1831. British Library Digital.
