Khandesh
Khandesh is a geographic region in Maharashtra, India. It was made up of present Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts. It also said that Burhanpur District of Madhya Pradesh was also its part.
Khandesh | |
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Panoramic view of Purna river near Muktainagar | |
Blue: Khandesh in Maharashtra Light Blue: Khandesh in Madhya Pradesh (Burhanpur) | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh |
| Districts | 1] Jalgaon 2] Dhule 3] Nandurbar 4] Burhanpur |
| Largest City | Jalgaon |
| Languages | Marathi, Khandeshi |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Demonym | Khandeshi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
The region have seen many geographical changes, in 1906 its eponymous district was bifurcated to form two new districts that is West Khandesh, East Khandesh district; Dhule and Jalgaon was there headquarters respectively. In 1990s West Khandesh further divided to form a new, district Nandurbar.
The use of the Khandeshi language is prevalent in this region, and the language itself derives its name from the name of the region. This language is sometimes considered as a dialect of Marathi due to its mutual intelligibility with it, and hence has lower numbers in the census due to people opting their language as Marathi instead. This region is famous for banana agriculture and is a leading producer of it.