Nagpur Tourism

Nagpur is a large city in the central Indian state of Maharashtra. The 19th-century Nagpur Central Museum displays items found locally, including fossils, sarcophagi and Mughal weaponry. The Raman Science Centre has hands-on exhibits and a planetarium. Sitabuldi Fort, in the Sitabuldi Hills, was the site of an 1817 battle.
Popularly called the Orange City, Nagpur is an important city in Maharashtra. It is the state’s 3rd largest city, following Mumbai and Pune. It is also known as the Tiger Capital of India. Found by the Gonds dynasty, Nagpur was later taken over by the Bhonsles under the Maratha Empire. It was followed by the Britishers, who made Nagpur the capital of Central Province.
Nagpur interestingly got its name from the Nag river that has a serpentine course and “pur” is a common suffix associated with cities in Sanskrit and Hindi. The city’s postal stamp still carries the image of a snake on it. This place is located on the Deccan Plateau at a height of 310 metres and covers an expanse of close to 10,000 sq km. Nagpur is revered for its green environment and comes second to Chandigarh in being the greenest place in India. It is the second capital of Maharashtra after Mumbai.