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Nanded (नांदेड)
Nanded (नांदेड) is a city and district in Marathwada, Maharashtra, on the Godavari river; site of Hazur Sahib, where Guru Gobind Singh died in 1708, formerly under the Nizam of Hyderabad until 1947.
Nashik (नाशिक)
Nashik (नाशिक), also historically Nasik and Gulshanabad, is Maharashtra's third-largest city on the Godavari River, a Simhastha Kumbh Mela host every 12 years, India's Wine Capital with GI-tagged Nashik grapes, and site of the ancient Pandavleni caves.
Navi Mumbai (नवी मुंबई)
Navi Mumbai (नवी मुंबई), or New Bombay, is a planned counter-magnet city across Mumbai Harbour, developed from 1970 by CIDCO over 344 sq km in 14 nodes, with the Navi Mumbai International Airport opening in December 2025.
Navsari
Navsari is a city and district headquarters in southern Gujarat, India, a historic center of Parsi Zoroastrianism: 1142 fire temple, Meherjirana Library (1872), Desai Atash Behram, Jamsetji Tata's birthplace.
Paithan (पैठण)
Paithan (पैठण), ancient Pratishthana, is a town on the Godavari in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra; Satavahana capital, home of the GI-tagged Paithani silk saree, the Jayakwadi dam, and the Eknath temple.
Palghar
Palghar (पालघर), a district in Konkan, Maharashtra, created 1 August 2014 as the state's 36th district from Thane district; headquarters at Palghar town, 87 km north of Mumbai. Eight talukas, 2,990,116 people (2011), 37.39% Scheduled Tribe, with Vadhavan Port under development.
Panaji (पणजी)
Panaji (पणजी), also called Panjim, is the capital of Goa, India, on the Mandovi River. Made Nova Goa and capital by 1843 decree; home of Fontainhas heritage quarter and Smart City projects.
Panchgani (पंचगणी)
Panchgani (पंचगणी), a hill station and municipal council in Satara district, Maharashtra, named for its five laterite mesas; known for Table Land plateau, boarding schools, strawberry farming, and eco-sensitive zone protections.
Panvel (पनवेल)
Panvel (पनवेल) is a city in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India, about 40 kilometers east of Greater Mumbai, on the Gadhi river beside Navi Mumbai International Airport.
Patan, Gujarat
Patan (Anhilpur Patan), Gujarat: medieval capital of the Chavda and Solanki dynasties, home to the UNESCO World Heritage stepwell Rani-ki-Vav (2014) and the double ikat Patola silk sari tradition.
Pimpri-Chinchwad (पिंपरी-चिंचवड)
Pimpri-Chinchwad (पिंपरी-चिंचवड), twin industrial city in Pune district, Maharashtra, governed by PCMC since 1982; over 4,000 manufacturing units, auto hub with Tata Motors and Bajaj Auto, population 1.73 million over 181 sq km.
Pokhran
Pokhran (Pokaran) is a Thar Desert town in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, about 110 km from Jaisalmer city, known for India's 1974 and 1998 nuclear tests, Balagarh Fort of the Champawat Rathore nobles, and Pokhran pottery.
Porbandar (પોરબંદર)
Porbandar (પોરબંદર), also called Sudamapuri, is a coastal city and district in Saurashtra, Gujarat, India; birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, an all-weather 50,000 DWT port, fishing hub, and site of a planned 2,000-acre shipbuilding cluster.
Port Blair
Port Blair, officially Sri Vijaya Puram since 13 September 2024, is the capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands, founded 1789 by Archibald Blair, a British penal settlement from 1858 and site of the Cellular Jail.
Pune (पुणे)
Pune (पुणे), also called Poona, is Maharashtra's second-largest city after Mumbai, at the Mula-Mutha river confluence. Known as the Oxford of the East and cultural capital of Maharashtra, it is an auto, IT, and education hub with an expanding metro.
Pushkar (पुष्कर)
Pushkar (पुष्कर), Rajasthan pilgrimage town 15 km from Ajmer, site of sacred Pushkar Lake with 52 ghats, the world-famous Brahma temple, and the annual five-day Pushkar Camel Fair, one of the world's largest cattle fairs.
Rajkot (રાજકોટ)
Rajkot (રાજકોટ), also historically Masumabad, is a major city in Saurashtra, Gujarat, India, founded in 1610 on the Aji River. A manufacturing and education hub of 1.3 million people (2011) with a BRTS corridor, Smart City status, and 23,000+ industries.
Ratnagiri (रत्नागिरी)
Ratnagiri (रत्नागिरी) is a Konkan coastal district of Maharashtra on the Arabian Sea, headquarters Ratnagiri town; 1.6 million people (2011), famed for Alphonso mangoes, cashew, fisheries, Ganpatipule temple, Tilak's birthplace, and proposed 17,200 MW nuclear projects.
Sangli (सांगली)
Sangli (सांगली), Maharashtra city and district headquarters on the Krishna River; also called Turmeric City, Asia's largest turmeric market; forms Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad municipal corporation (est. 1998, pop. 502,793 in 2011); former Patwardhan princely state.
Saputara (સાપુતારા)
Saputara (સાપુતારા), the 'Abode of Serpents', is Gujarat's only hill station, a planned resort at about 1,000 m in the Sahyadri range of Dang district, known for its lake, tribal culture, and annual Monsoon Festival.
Satara (city)
Satara (सातारा) is a city in Maharashtra, India, headquarters of Satara district at the foot of Ajinkyatara fort on NH-4, about 120 km south of Pune. Former Maratha capital under Rajaram and Shahu; population 120,079 (2011).
Sīkar
Sikar (सीकर), city and district headquarters in Shekhawati, northeastern Rajasthan, India, on NH 52 between Agra and Churu; former largest thikana of Jaipur state, 2011 district population 2,677,333, known for havelis, peasant struggles, and water scarcity.
Silvassa
Silvassa (Gujarati: સેલ્વાસ) is the capital of India's Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, an industrial town between Gujarat and Maharashtra; 98,265 residents (2011), liberated from Portuguese rule in 1954.
Solapur (सोलापूर)
Solapur (सोलापूर), historically called Sonnalige, is a city in southeastern Maharashtra, India, and its district headquarters, known for its textile industry, the Solapuri chadar bedsheet, and beedi production.
Sri Ganganagar (श्री गंगानगर)
Sri Ganganagar (श्री गंगानगर), also called Ganganagar, is the northernmost city and district of Rajasthan, India, on the Punjab and Pakistan borders. Founded by Maharaja Ganga Singh around the 1927 Gang Canal, it is Rajasthan's top cotton and oilseed producer and famous for kinnow citrus.
Sūjāngarh
Sujangarh (सुजानगढ़), a city, tehsil, and SC-reserved assembly seat in Churu district, Rajasthan, in Shekhawati; 101,523 people (2011), Municipal Council of 60 wards, declared a new district in October 2023.
Surat (સુરત)
Surat (સુરત), Gujarat's second-largest city on the Tapi River, was the Mughal Empire's chief port and site of the first English factory (1613); today it handles about 90% of global diamond output and produces 30 million meters of polyester daily.
Surendranagar
Surendranagar (સુરેન્દ્રનગર), city and district headquarters in Saurashtra, Gujarat, India; renamed for Maharaj Surendrasinhji of Wadhwan. Produces about 25 percent of India's salt, a cotton and ginning hub, and a Municipal Corporation since 1 January 2025.
Thane (ठाणे)
Thane (ठाणे), also Thana, is a lake-dotted city on Salsette Island northeast of Mumbai and headquarters of Thane district, Maharashtra; 1.84 million people at Census 2011, Portuguese then Maratha then British rule, first metro under construction.
Third Mumbai
Third Mumbai (Karnala-Sai Chirner New Town, Mumbai 3.0) is a planned 323.44 sq km greenfield city across 124 villages in Raigad district, developed by MMRDA near the Atal Setu and Navi Mumbai International Airport, with about 104 sq km developable and a Surbana Jurong masterplan.