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'''Gadag''', or '''Garag''', a town of British India, in the [[Dharwar]] district of [[Bombay]], 43 m[iles] E[ast] of [[Dharwar]] town. Pop[ulation] (1901) 30,652. It is an important railway junction on the [[Southern Mahratta Railway|Southern Mahratta system]], with a growing trade in raw cotton, and also in the weaving of cotton and silk."
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'''Gadag''', a sister city with Betigeri, in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadag_district Gadag district] 43 miles east of [[Dharwar]].
  
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== History ==
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[[Capture of Gudduk]] 1818
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== Spelling Variants ==
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Modern name: Gadag/Gadag-Betigeri<br>
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Spelling variants:Gudduk/Guduk
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Gadag Gadag] LoveToKnow 1911
  
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Gadag "Gadag"]  ''LoveToKnow 1911''.
 
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadag "Gadag-Betigeri"]  ''Wikipedia''.
 
  
  
 
[[Category:Locations]]
 
[[Category:Locations]]

Revision as of 08:16, 27 October 2010

Gadag
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Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates: 15.428792°N, 75.631263°E
Altitude: 662 m (2,175 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Gadag-Betigeri
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
Transport links
Southern Mahratta Railway

Gadag, a sister city with Betigeri, in the Gadag district 43 miles east of Dharwar.

History

Capture of Gudduk 1818

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Gadag/Gadag-Betigeri
Spelling variants:Gudduk/Guduk

External links

Gadag LoveToKnow 1911