Banavasi

Banavāsi is an ancient temple town located near in . Banavasi was the ancient capital of the Kadamba dynasty that ruled all of modern-day Karnataka state.
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  • Type: Village with 6,780 residents
  • Description: village in Uttara Kannada District, Belgaum division, Karnataka, India
  • Also known as: “Província de Banavasi”, “Vaijayanti”, “Vanavasi”, “बनवसी”, “ಉಮಾ ಮಧುಕೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯ”, and “ಮಧುಕೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಾಲಯ”

Banavasi

Latitude
14.53897° or 14° 32′ 20″ north
Longitude
75.01299° or 75° 0′ 47″ east
Population
6,780
Elevation
573 metres (1,880 feet)
Open location code
7J6QG2Q7+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1711428643
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1277407
Wiki­data ID
Q2427885
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Vietnamese—“Banavasi” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Banavasi”
  • Bengali: “বনবাসী”
  • Catalan: “Banavasi”
  • Cebuano: “Banavāsi”
  • Chinese: “版拉瓦西”
  • Dutch: “Banavasi”
  • Georgian: “ბანავასი”
  • German: “Banavasi”
  • Hebrew: “בנאבסי”
  • Hindi: “बनवासी, कर्नाटक”
  • Indonesian: “Banavasi”
  • Irish: “Banavasi”
  • Japanese: “バナヴァシ”
  • Kannada: “ಬನವಾಸಿ”
  • Marathi: “बनवासी”
  • Persian: “باناواسی”
  • Russian: “Банаваси”
  • Sanskrit: “बनवासी”
  • Slovenian: “Banavasi”
  • Swedish: “Banavāsi”
  • Tamil: “பனவாசி”
  • Telugu: “బనవాసి”
  • Ukrainian: “Банавасі”
  • Vietnamese: “Banavasi, Sirsi”
  • Vietnamese: “Banavasi”

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