Malegaon

Malegaon is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Malegaon is second largest city of Nashik district after Nashik city itself. Malegaon is located on the Mumbai-Agra national highway at the confluence of the Mausam and Girna rivers. Situated on the road linking Mumbai and Agra - now National Highway No 3 it used to be a small junction known as Maliwadi. It quickly gained the reputation for being a source of employment in 1740 when a local jahagirdar, Naro Shankar Raje Bahadur, started building a fort in the area.

The Malegaon fort was constructed by a Maratha ruler in the 18th century. It stands on the banks of river Mousam. There is a shrine on top of this fort and a temple is there below on the ground. This shows the secular thoughts of the people in those days which are a lesson for all of us. The fort is in a very bad condition today. It is sad to see that one of the country’s rich heritage sites is in such a bad condition. The most important site is the Urdu Library of Malegaon which is abo