Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi
Gulbarga | |
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City | |
Clockwise from top left, Sharana Basaveshwara Temple, Buddha Vihar, Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah, CUK Kalaburagi, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Kalaburagi and Kalaburagi Fort | |
Kalaburagi in Karnataka | |
| Coordinates: 17°19′44″N 76°49′30″E / 17.329°N 76.825°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Kalaburagi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
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| • Member of Parliament | Radhakrishna Doddamani |
| Area | |
• City | 192 km2 (74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 533,587 |
| • Density | 8,275/km2 (21,430/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 543,147 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 585101-106 |
| Telephone code | 91(847)-2XXXXXX |
| Vehicle registration | KA-32 |
| Official language | Kannada |
| Website | kalaburagicity |
Kalaburagi, formerly known as Gulbarga, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka, It is headquarters of eponymous Kalaburagi district and Kalaburagi division, Kalaburagi city is governed by a Municipal Corporation, It is called a Sufi city. It has famous religious structures, like the Hazrath Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah, the Sharana Basaveshwara Temple and the Buddha Vihar. It also has a fort built during the Bahmani rule, Other Bahmani monuments include the Haft Gumbaz (seven domes together) and the Shor Gumbad. Kalaburagi has the world's largest cannon, Kalaburagi has a few architectural marvels built during the Bahamani Kingdom rule, including the Jama Masjid in the Kalaburagi Fort. Kalaburagi houses the circuit bench of the High Court of Karnataka. Under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate, Several buildings in the city and with others in the region were put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" of World Heritage Site in 2014.
The city is ranked among top 10 Indian cities with the cleanest air and best AQI in 2024.