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	[[File:Hariščandra.jpg\|thumb\|300px\| Harischandra Range as seen from the [[Pune]] – [[Nasik]] road]]		[[File:Hariščandra.jpg\|thumb\|300px\| Harischandra Range as seen from the [[Pune]] – [[Nasik]] road]]

	The '''Harischandra Range''' is a [[Spur (topography)\|spur]] of the [[Western Ghats]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It runs in a northwest to southeast direction stretching from northeast of [[Pune district]] through [[Ahmednagar district\|Ahmednagar]] and [[Beed district\|Beed]] to [[Osmanabad district]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Hussain\|first=Majid\|title=Geography of India\|year=2011\|publisher=Tata McGraw Hill\|location=New Delhi\|pages=2.9}}</ref> It lies between the [[Godavari]] and the [[Bhima River\|Bhima]] rivers<ref name="StudentsBritannica2000">{{cite book\|title=Students' Britannica India Volume 2\|year=2000\|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica\|location=New Delhi\|pages=249}}</ref> and acts as a water divide between the Godavari and [[Krishna ~~river~~]] basins.<ref name="Hussain2009">{{cite book\|last=Hussain\|first=Majid\|title=Understanding Map Entries\|year=2009\|publisher=Tata McGraw Hill\|location=New Delhi\|pages=II H.2}}</ref> These are low-lying hills with an average elevation of only {{convert\|600\|m\|ft\|-1}} and they gain in elevation towards the northwest. Geologically, these hills are similar to the [[Deccan Plateau]] and are composed of [[Basaltic flood\|basaltic lava]] deposits.<ref name="StudentsBritannica2000" /> The range derives its name from the [[Harishchandragad\|Harischandragarh]] peak, a popular trekking spot and the highest peak of the range. The hills are covered under [[deciduous forest]]s especially [[teak]] but much of it has been degraded due to the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation in this region.<ref name="Hussain2009" /> The city of [[Ahmednagar]] is the largest in this region.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Harischandra Range\|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/255336/Harischandra-Range\|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>		The '''Harischandra Range''' is a [[Spur (topography)\|spur]] of the [[Western Ghats]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It runs in a northwest to southeast direction stretching from northeast of [[Pune district]] through [[Ahmednagar district\|Ahmednagar]] and [[Beed district\|Beed]] to [[Osmanabad district]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Hussain\|first=Majid\|title=Geography of India\|year=2011\|publisher=Tata McGraw Hill\|location=New Delhi\|pages=2.9}}</ref> It lies between the [[Godavari]] and the [[Bhima River\|Bhima]] rivers<ref name="StudentsBritannica2000">{{cite book\|title=Students' Britannica India Volume 2\|year=2000\|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica\|location=New Delhi\|pages=249}}</ref> and acts as a water divide between the Godavari and [[Krishna River]] basins.<ref name="Hussain2009">{{cite book\|last=Hussain\|first=Majid\|title=Understanding Map Entries\|year=2009\|publisher=Tata McGraw Hill\|location=New Delhi\|pages=II H.2}}</ref> These are low-lying hills with an average elevation of only {{convert\|600\|m\|ft\|-1}} and they gain in elevation towards the northwest. Geologically, these hills are similar to the [[Deccan Plateau]] and are composed of [[Basaltic flood\|basaltic lava]] deposits.<ref name="StudentsBritannica2000" /> The range derives its name from the [[Harishchandragad\|Harischandragarh]] peak, a popular trekking spot and the highest peak of the range. The hills are covered under [[deciduous forest]]s especially [[teak]] but much of it has been degraded due to the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation in this region.<ref name="Hussain2009" /> The city of [[Ahmednagar]] is the largest in this region.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Harischandra Range\|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/255336/Harischandra-Range\|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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	[[Category:Landforms of Maharashtra]]		[[Category:Landforms of Maharashtra]]
	[[Category:Mountain ranges of India]]		[[Category:Mountain ranges of India]]

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[[File:Hariščandra.jpg|thumb|300px| Harischandra Range as seen from the [[Pune]] – [[Nasik]] road]]

The '''Harischandra Range''' is a [[Spur (topography)|spur]] of the [[Western Ghats]] in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It runs in a northwest to southeast direction stretching from northeast of [[Pune district]] through [[Ahmednagar district|Ahmednagar]] and [[Beed district|Beed]] to [[Osmanabad district]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hussain|first=Majid|title=Geography of India|year=2011|publisher=Tata McGraw Hill|location=New Delhi|pages=2.9}}</ref> It lies between the [[Godavari]] and the [[Bhima River|Bhima]] rivers<ref name="StudentsBritannica2000">{{cite book|title=Students' Britannica India Volume 2|year=2000|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|location=New Delhi|pages=249}}</ref> and acts as a water divide between the Godavari and [[Krishna river]] basins.<ref name="Hussain2009">{{cite book|last=Hussain|first=Majid|title=Understanding Map Entries|year=2009|publisher=Tata McGraw Hill|location=New Delhi|pages=II H.2}}</ref> These are low-lying hills with an average elevation of only {{convert|600|m|ft|-1}} and they gain in elevation towards the northwest. Geologically, these hills are similar to the [[Deccan Plateau]] and are composed of [[Basaltic flood|basaltic lava]] deposits.<ref name="StudentsBritannica2000" /> The range derives its name from the [[Harishchandragad|Harischandragarh]] peak, a popular trekking spot and the highest peak of the range. The hills are covered under [[deciduous forest]]s especially [[teak]] but much of it has been degraded due to the rapid industrialisation and urbanisation in this region.<ref name="Hussain2009" /> The city of [[Ahmednagar]] is the largest in this region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harischandra Range|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/255336/Harischandra-Range|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{coord missing|Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Landforms of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of India]]

Harishchandra Range - Revision history

Erlinda61E: small expand layout for accuracy and updated info

>Dawnseeker2000: /* top */Typo fixing, typo(s) fixed: low lying → low-lying