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Aurangabad city is located in the northern part of the state of Maharashtra, precisely in the western region of India. It is placed at a distance of 375 km from Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra. The city is yet again brilliantly environed by the rugged hills of Western Ghats. The river Kham cuts through the city of Aurangabad, to irrigate it in a yearly basis. The name Aurangabad has arrived from the Persian or Urdu lingo, literally standing for "Built by the throne", which was, as the present name suggests, named after Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Aurangabad serves as a nerve-connecting city in Maharashtra. The city indeed redefines Indian historical tourism at its zenith, with the place itself administering as a tourist hub. Historical significance of this very ancient city is circumvented with many historical monuments, including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves as well as Bibi Ka Maqbara (the burial architecture of Aurangzeb`s wife, Rabia-ud-Durrani). Aurangabad city serves up as the administrative headquarters of the Aurangabad Division or Marathwada region. Aurangabad is in a pan-Indian concept, referred to as the most exquisite and elaborate `City of Gates`, as one cannot definitely tend to overlook or ignore the strong presence of these. Aurangabad is also famous and much celebrated for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
The city of Aurangabad is hugely respected and looked at with pride due to its medieval monuments and brilliant cultural heritage. The city had, during erstwhile times, served as the seat of the majestic and regal Mughal Empire for a brief period. The city boasting about its peculiar Bibi-ka-Makbara is a tomb that bears uncanny similitude to the Taj Mahal. Indeed, history of Aurangabad has much to emote, say and confess. The bloody tales of war, overlordship, jealousy, covetousness and invasion comes up time and again while furthering on the place`s history. The importance of Aurangabad grows in greatness and splendour, owing to its proximity with world heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora. The fame and prestige of Aurangabad city, however does not terminate in historical pages; the city is also famous for its silk and cotton textiles.
Annual temperatures in Aurangabad city range within a scale of 9 to 40 degrees Celsius, with the most comfortable time to visit in the wintry months of October to February. During the cold season, Aurangabad district is sometimes impacted upon heavily by cold waves. Most of the rainfall in the city occurs in the monsoon season from June to September.
After much historical and archaeological experiments and researches, there now exists testimony to consider that Aurangabad was indeed developed as a trading hub at last four centuries ago. The city lies on a crucial and decisive trade route that used to connect north-west India`s sea and land ports to the Deccan region. It is also acknowledged that Aurangabad city was a major silk and cotton textile production nerve centre. A fine unification of silk with locally grown cotton was developed as Himroo textile. Much of the silk industry however has melted away with time, but some manufacturers - such as the Aurangabad Silk Mills, Standard Silk Mills - have managed to keep the tradition alive. The incredibly legendary and exquisite Paithani silk saris are also in fact manufactured in Aurangabad. The name of this cloth is derived from Paithan town (a city and a municipal council in Aurangabad district).
