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7 lugares para visitar en Aurangabad

También conocido como Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar · City of Gates · Khadki

Aurangabad takes its name from the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, who governed the Deccan from here before the city was officially renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 2023, and both names remain in active daily use.

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Mejor momento
Oct – Mar
Tiempo necesario
Unos 3 días
15 horas de visitas
Aeropuerto de llegada
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (IXU)
Estación más cercana
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station (AWB)
Entrada gratuita
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  1. This is a photo of ASI monument number1

    Mausoleo

    Bibi Ka Maqbara

    Bibi Ka Maqbara charges ₹25 for Indian nationals and ₹300 for foreign nationals as of 2026, making it one of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar's few…

    1.5 hrs₹25 indios

  2. The Aurangabad caves are twelve rock-cut Buddhist shrines carved in 6th-7th century CE. They are located on a hill running roughly east to west, close to the Bi2

    Patrimonio

    Aurangabad Caves

    Aurangabad Caves hold 12 rock-cut Buddhist shrines carved into a basalt hill roughly 2 km from Bibi Ka Maqbara, split into a western group (Caves…

    1.5 hrs₹25 indios

  3. Panchakki fountain, AurangabadPanchakki fountain, Aurangabad3

    Templo

    Panchakki

    Panchakki takes its name from the Marathi words for five (panch) and mill (chakki), referring to the grindstones once powered entirely by water…

    1 hr₹20

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    Fuerte

    Daulatabad Fort

    Daulatabad Fort occupies a 200-metre conical basalt hill roughly 16 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, its slopes carved into a smooth, unclimbable…

    2.5 hrs₹25 indios

  5. Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Verul village of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga mandirs.5Entrada gratuita

    Templo

    Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple

    Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple ranks as one of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva recognised across India, and sits roughly 2 km from Ellora…

    45 min

  6. Ellora Caves, Aurangabad, India6

    Patrimonio

    Ellora Caves

    Ellora Caves contain 34 rock-cut monuments cut into a 2-kilometre basalt escarpment: 12 Buddhist caves at the southern end, 17 Hindu caves in the…

    4 hrs₹40 indios

  7. Ajanta caves, Maharashtra7

    Patrimonio

    Ajanta Caves

    Ajanta Caves sit roughly 100 km from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, carved into a horseshoe-shaped gorge above the Waghur river in two distinct…

    4 hrs₹40 indios

Mapa de lugares para visitar en Aurangabad

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Excursiones desde Aurangabad

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  • 24 km · 40 min

    Khuldabad

    Walled town known as the 'Valley of Saints,' holding the unmarked grave of Aurangzeb alongside several Sufi shrines, on the same road as Daulatabad and Ellora.

  • 50 km · 1h

    Paithan and Jayakwadi Dam

    Ancient town of Pratishthana on the Godavari river, source of the handwoven Paithani saree tradition, with the Jayakwadi Dam's Nath Sagar reservoir and a formal quadrant garden laid out on the Mughal charbagh model.

  • 150 km · 3h

    Lonar Crater Lake

    Saline, alkaline lake formed by a meteorite impact roughly 50,000 years ago, ringed by ruined temples and one of very few hypervelocity impact craters in basalt rock worldwide.

Sobre Aurangabad

The city sits at the midpoint of a triangular heritage circuit: Ajanta Caves roughly 100 km to the northeast, Ellora Caves about 29 km to the northwest, and a dense cluster of Mughal and Nizam-era monuments — Bibi Ka Maqbara, Panchakki, and the rock-cut Aurangabad Caves — within the city limits themselves. Historically the seat of the Nizam Shahi and later Mughal Deccan administration, Aurangabad grew around fifty-two gates (darwazas) built for defence and toll collection, several of which, including Delhi Gate and Bhadkal Gate, still stand within the old city's street grid.

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport (IXU) connects the city to Mumbai, Delhi, and other domestic hubs, while Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Railway Station links it to the broader Central Railway network; most travellers arriving for Ajanta specifically find Jalgaon, about 59 km northeast of the caves, a closer rail gateway than the city itself. Within Aurangabad, auto-rickshaws are the practical way to move between sites, since distances between the central monuments and the outlying Daulatabad-Ellora corridor exceed comfortable walking range.

October through March brings dry, manageable heat suited to the fort climb at Daulatabad and the exposed plaza at Ellora; April through June turns punishing, particularly for the shadeless ascent to Daulatabad's citadel, and the July–September monsoon brings intermittent heavy rain that can disrupt the Ajanta road route.

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