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City Overview :

Maharashtra city Solapur is a municipal corporation and lies in the south east of Maharashtra and is a hub for small and medium scale industries. It is developing very rapidly and is well known for the manufacturing of towels and chadders and also for textile industry. Numerous educational institutes are also available here which offers excellent education to the students. It is a city connecting Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil nadu and Karnataka.

Fast Facts :

Languages :

Marathi, Tamil, Kanada, English, Hindi are commonly spoken.

Climate :

Summer :

March To June hot and Dry climate Temperatures 25°C To 45°C.

Monsoon :

June To September, moderate rainfall - Annual 545 mm .

Winter :

November To February Cool and pleasant Temperatures 10°C To 28°C

What to See :

There are countless and mind boggling places full of attraction in Solapur which includes appealing Bhui-Kot Killa (Fort) and graceful siddheshwar Temple bounded by Siddheshwar Lake. Splendid Sant Damaji Temple Chokamela Samadhi which is around 51km away from the city is a must to see. Other wonderful places are Pandharpur Vithoba Temple which is at a distance of 70 km and exotic Nannaj- Bird Sanctuary which is around 25 km away and Akkalkot - Swami Samarth approximately 35 km from the city. Gadda fair of the city is well renowned which invites tourists from all over the world and is held in the month of January.
Solapur is famous for Manufacturing of Chadders and Towels. Solapur is well known for its Textile Industry, terry towels is main product manufacturers from Solapur.

Getting There :

By Air :

The place is well linked by airways with Mumbai. Many different airlines fly from the city to the major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore etc.

By Train :

Train connects to different places with its well built network. The trains for different cities depart and arrive to the station.

By Road :

The road network of the city is well maintained by the government and links the cities to different states and cities.

Where to Stay :

Solapur offers a wide variety of hotels of every class which includes luxury hotels and budget hotels. Some of the hotels provide holiday packages and discounted prices. The economy hotels are meant for budget conscious people providing basic amenities for the travelers. Solapur hotels...