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Bijapur is a district headquarters of the Bijapur District in the state of Karnataka. Bijapur city is well known for the great architectures of histrorical importance built during the Adil Shahi dynasty. Bijapur City is the head quarters of the district and is located 530 km northwest of Bangalore. The city is about 550 km from Mumbai.
The city established in the 10th-11th centuries by the Chalukyas of Kalyani was referred as Vijayapura (City of victory). The city came under the influence of the Khilji Sultanate in Delhi by the late 13th century. In 1347, the area was conquered by the Bahmani Sultanate of Gulbarga. By this time, the city was being referred as Vijapur or Bijapur.
City Code of Bhijapur is +08352
Population 1,808,863
Area : 10,541 km² (4,070 sq mi)
Transport
Bijapur is connected by a broad gauge railway (Gadag-Hotgi railway line) to Hotgi junction near Solapur and Kurduvadi on Central Railway towards the north and to Bagalkot and Gadag junction on South West Railway [1] towards the south. The railway track from Bagalkot to Gadag junction on the Hubli-Hospet railway line was commissioned in December 2008. Now direct trains run from Hubli to Bijapur via Gadag. A new train from Solapur-Hotgi to Bangalore via Bijapur and Gadag may start in 2009.
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