Ahmednagar is 118km from Pune. The historic city was founded by Ahmed Nizam Shah. The 400 year old fort has witnessed many battles. Lateron freedom-fighters were imprisoned in the fort. It is also known for handloom & small scale industries.

AHMEDNAGAR SIGHTSEEING
POPULATION:222000 ON THE ROAD BETWEEN PUNE (82KM AWAY) ANDAURANGABAD, AHMEDNAGAR HAS HAD A COLOURFUL HISTORY. IT WAS HERE THAT EMPEROR AURANGZEB DIED IN 1707, AGED 97.THE TOWNS IMPOSING FORT WAS ERECTED IN 1550, AND AT ONE TIME NEHRU WAS IMPRISONED HERE BY THE BRITISH.

AHMEDNAGAR PLACES TO STAY
THERE ARE VARIOUS HOTELS, INCLUDING THE ASHOKA TOURIST HOTEL (TELE 3607) AND THE HOTEL SABLOK .THE ASHOKA IS AT KING'S GATE, ABOUT A KM FROM THE CENTRE, AND HAS ROOMS WITH AND WITHOUT AIR-CON.