Sangola - tourmet

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Sight Address : Sangola town is situated near the borders of Satara, Sangli District, and Solapur District. It is located at the intersection of state highways SH-161, SH-3, and SH-71. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Sangola is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district. Sangola is famous for Pomegranate production. The pomegranates from Sangola are exported to US; London, Dubai and Middle East countries. Agriculture is the main source of income for the people of Sangola. Near Sangola there are some historical places such as Buddihal Bungalow which was made by the British and Golghumat Native place of Mr. M Madgulkar. Sangola, presently, has one of the finest cotton spinning, named, ‘Sangola Taluka Sahakri Sooth Girni ‘ which was awarded best spinning mill in Asia for few years. The few places of interest in Sangola are the fort and a temple of Ambika Devi.

HistoryEdit

The fort at Sangola is said to have been built by a Bijapur king. The town that grew up round the fort was so prosperous that it was locally called the Golden Sangola or Sonyache Sangola until it was sacked by Holkar’s Pathans in 1802.

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October to February

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1-2 Hours

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Hotel Guljar ; Phule Square, Near Sangola St Stand, Station Road, Sangola, SOLAPUR – 413307 ; Ph/M – +(91)-2187-222171, +(91)-9423327571 ; Food Serve – Indian

How to ReachEdit

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BUS : Solapur is very well connected by roads and is 45 Kms from Tuljapur, 73 Kms from Pandharpur, 95 Kms from Paranda, 274 Kms from Pune, 300 Kms from Hyderabad. You can take Solapur to Kolhapur buses and various other cities. Public transport in Solapur is primarily provided by buses operated by Solapur Municipal Transport (SMT). It is interesting to note that the only place other than Mumbai where double decker buses are in use is Solapur.

Train : Solapur falls on the rail line connecting Hyderabad to Mumbai. It is around 400 Kms from Mumbai. Regular trains are available to Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and other parts of the state and country.

Air : The nearest International Airport from Solapur is Pune International Airport, Maharashtra, roughly four hour drive from Solapur. Pune International Airport is well connected to major cities by flights to Nagpur , Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad & other destinations.

Others : Autorickshaws is also available here to reach the sight.

Things to CarryEdit

Carry Camera & Plenty of Drinking Water.

Safety / WarningEdit

You should be extra cautious while parking vehicles. Traffic Police are very strict in the city. You need to have PUC for your vehicles or else you will be Rs 50 short each time you cross the signals.