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RAICHUR

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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 817 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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RAICHUR  , a

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town of
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India, in the
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state of
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Hyderabad, at the junction of the
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Madras and
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Great
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Indian
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Peninsula
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railways, 351 M . N.E. from Madras . Pop . (1901) 22,165 . It gives its name to the
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doab, or
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tract between the
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rivers
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Kistna and
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Tungabhadra, which was the
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scene of much fighting between Mahommedans and
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Hindus as debatable
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land during the 16th
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century . It contains a well-preserved fort and two old mosques . It is a thriving centre of
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trade, with several
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cotton-presses .

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