West India · Maharashtra
Akola, Maharashtra
About Akola
- Inland
Where it is
Akola is a city on the banks of the Morna River in the Vidarbha region of eastern Maharashtra, on the Deccan Plateau west of Amravati.
History
Akola lies in the old Berar region, conquered by the Delhi Sultanate in the early 14th century and later ruled by the Bahmani Sultanate, the Mughals and the Nizams of Hyderabad. In 1853 Berar came under British administration, and Akola grew as a market town for the region's cotton.
People
Akola's people mostly speak the Varhadi dialect of Marathi, with Hindi and Urdu also common. Farming of cotton, soybean, pigeon pea and jowar, and the trade in these crops, shape life in the city and district.
Known for
- Cotton trading and ginning
- Narnala Fort in the Satpura hills
- Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University
Did you know?
The Battle of Argaon, fought in Akola district in 1803, was won by Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, against the Maratha forces of the Bhonsle of Nagpur and Scindia of Gwalior.
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