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{{Other uses|Sennar (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sinnar
| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline = Gondeshwar7.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Gondeshwar Temple, Sinnar|Gondeshwar Temple]]
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maharashtra, India
| coordinates = {{coord|19.85|N|74.0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Nashik district|Nashik]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 195
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 651
| population_total = 65,299
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]422103,422112
| postal_code =
| area_code = 02551
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = MH 15
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
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'''Sinnar''' is a city and a [[municipal council]] in [[Sinnar taluka]] of [[Nashik district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]].

== History ==
According to local tradition, the town of Sinnar was established by the [[Yadava|Gavali (Yadava)]] chief Rav Singuni.<ref>{{cite book|first=Onkar Prasad |last=Verma |title=A Survey of Hemadpanti Temples in Maharashtra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JEA9AAAAMAAJ |year=1973 |publisher=Nagpur University, 1973 |page=9}}</ref> His son Rav Govinda built the great temple of [[Gondeshwar Temple, Sinnar|Gondeshwara or Govindeshwara]], at a cost of 2 lakh rupees.<ref>{{cite book|first=Gopal Krishna |last=Kanhere |title=The Temples of Maharashtra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CpwjAAAAMAAJ |year=1989 |publisher=Maharashtra Information Centre (Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations, Bombay), Government of Maharashtra, 1989 |page=45}}</ref> Traditionally, [[Seuna (Yadava) dynasty|Seuna Yadavas]] are called "Gavli Kings". [[Bhillama V]] (1185–93) moved their capital from Sinnar, near [[Nashik]], to [[Devagiri]]. Like Hoysala Yadavas, Seunas Yadavas were also originally [[pastoralism|pastoralists]] or cattle-herders. The Yadavas often proudly claimed their pastoral ancestry.<ref>{{cite book|first=Ramchandra |last=Dhere |title=Rise of a Folk God: Vitthal of Pandharpur South Asia Research |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUeeAgAAQBAJ&dq |year=2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press, 2011 |isbn=9780199777648 |pages=246–247}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Madhukar |last=Dhavalikar |title=Socio-economic Archaeology of India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YkR3Ke81LoMC&dq |year=2014 |publisher=Archaeological Survey of India, 2014 |pages=274}}</ref>

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, Maharashtra|Daulatabad]] in Maharashtra. The reign of the Yadava dynasty declined after the conquest of the Daulatabad Fort by [[Alauddin Khalji]] 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. It is also the birthplace of [[Baji Rao I]],the mighty general of [[Maratha Empire]].

== Geography ==
Sinnar is located at {{Coord|19.85|N|74.0|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/16/Sinnar.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Sinnar]</ref> 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.

== Demographics ==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Sinnar had a population of 65,299. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sinnar has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 64%. In Sinnar, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Culture ==

The [[Gondeshwar Temple, Sinnar|Gondeshwar Temple]], an 11th-12th century temple dedicated to [[Shiva]], is located in Sinnar.

The [[Gargoti Museum]] houses a collection of mineral specimens native to the region.

==References==
{{Reflist}}{{Commons category}}

{{Nashik district topics}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Nashik district]]

{{Nashik-geo-stub}}

Sinnar - Revision history

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