Sinnar

Sinnar (Marathi-सिन्नर) is a city and a municipal council in Sinnar taluka of Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

History

At its peak, the Seuna or Yadava dynasty (850 - 1334) ruled a kingdom stretching from the Tungabhadra to the Narmada Rivers, including present-day Maharashtra, north Karnataka and parts of Madhya Pradesh. The capital was at Devagiri, now known as Daulatabad in Maharashtra. The reign of the Yadava dynasty declined after the conquest of the Daulatabad Fort by Alauddin Khilji in 1294. Further conquest by Malik Kafur, Alauddin's general, in 1312 resulted in the killing of the members of the Yadava clan ending this illustrious dynasty.

Geography

Sinnar is located at 19°51′N 74°00′E / 19.85°N 74.0°E / 19.85; 74.0. It has an average elevation of 651.4 metres (2135 feet). Sinnar is one of the major industrial zones of Malegaon (MIDC) built around the city of Nashik which have multiple international production companies. It lies 30 km southeast of Nashik city on the Pune - Nashik Highway.

Sennar (state)

Sennar (Arabic: سنار‎ Sannār) is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 37,844 km² and a population of approximately 1,100,000 (2000). Singa is the capital of Sennar State. Another significant town is Sennar (or Mukwar), the largest city in the state. The main economic activity is agriculture with the irrigated scheme of Suki, the sugar factory of Sennar and a number of fruit (including bananas and mangos) growers located on the banks of the Blue Nile.

Sinnar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Sinnar (Assembly constituency) is one of the fifteen constituencies of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha located in the Nashik district.

It is a part of the Nashik (Lok Sabha constituency)(ST) along with five other assembly constituencies, viz Nashik East, Nashik Central, Nashik West, Deolali(SC) and Igatpuri(ST).

Members of Assembly

See also

Sinnar

References