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{{Infobox settlement | {{Infobox settlement | ||
| name = Koppal | | name = Koppal | ||
| native_name = | | native_name = ಕೊಪ್ಪಳ | ||
| native_name_lang = | | native_name_lang = Kannada | ||
| other_name = Koppala | | other_name = Koppala | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| settlement_type = City | | settlement_type = City | ||
| image_skyline = | | image_skyline = | ||
Koppal Fort.jpg | |||
| image_alt = | | image_alt = | ||
| image_caption = | | image_caption = Koppal Fort | ||
| pushpin_map = India Karnataka | | pushpin_map = India Karnataka | ||
| pushpin_label_position = right | | pushpin_label_position = right | ||
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]] | | subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]] | ||
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[List of regions of India|Region]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = [[ | | subdivision_name2 = [[Kalyana-Karnataka]] | ||
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | | subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | ||
| subdivision_name3 = [[ | | subdivision_name3 = [[Koppal district|Koppal]] | ||
| established_title = <!-- Established --> | | established_title = <!-- Established --> | ||
| established_date = | | established_date = | ||
| founder = | | founder = | ||
| named_for = | | named_for = | ||
| government_type = | | government_type = City Municipality | ||
| governing_body = | | governing_body = | ||
| unit_pref = Metric | | unit_pref = Metric | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'' | ''Koppal'' is a district headquarters of [[Koppal district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Karnataka]]. Koppal is surrounded on three sides by hills. It was known as Kopana Nagara.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8742/page/n174/mode/1up | title=Historical geography of ancient India | year=1976 | publisher=Ess Ess Publication, Delhi }}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Sharvari |title=Koppal: historical, sacred & beautiful |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/supplements/travel/koppal-historical-sacred-beautiful-735767.html |access-date=7 September 2022 |work=Deccan Herald |date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> The town has historical landmarks such as the Koppal Fort, Gavimath (a religious shrine), and the Male Mallappa Temple. Historically, Koppal was known as Jaina Kashi, meaning the "Kashi" or most sacred place for Jains.<ref>{{cite web |title=About District |url=https://koppal.nic.in/en/history/about-district/ |website=Koppal District, Government of Karnataka |publisher=National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> It was so named because there were more than 700 Basadis (also called Bastis), Jain meditation halls or Prarthana Mandirs.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} Koppal district was carved out of Raichur district, located in the northern part of Karnataka state, on 1 April 1998.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kashyap |first1=Sharvari |title=Koppal: historical, sacred & beautiful |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/supplements/travel/koppal-historical-sacred-beautiful-735767.html |access-date=7 September 2022 |work=Deccan Herald |date=May 25, 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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== Transport == | == Transport == | ||
Koppal has a railway station which is located north-west from the city | Koppal has a [[Koppal Railway station|railway station]], which is located north-west from the city centre, connecting to Delhi,[[Bengaluru]], [[Hubli]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Tirupati]], and [[Kolhapur]].<ref>{{cite web |title=District History |url=https://koppal.nic.in/en/history/ |website=Koppal District, Government of Karnataka |publisher=National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> National Highway 63 passes through the city, which connects [[Ankola]] and [[Gooty]] through Hubli. | ||
== | ==Villages== | ||
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*[[Bhatapanahalli]] | |||
*[[Gadag]] | |||
*[[Gajendragad]] | |||
*[[Gangavathi]] | |||
*[[Habalakatti]] | |||
*[[Karnataka]] | |||
*[[Kuknur]] | *[[Kuknur]] | ||
*[[Kinhal]] | *[[Kinhal]] | ||
*[[Kushtagi]] | *[[Kushtagi]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Mandalagiri]] | ||
*[[Tavaragera]] | *[[Tavaragera]] | ||
*[[Yelburga]] | |||
}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||