city, northern Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It is an agricultural trade centre 160 miles (260 km) north of Hyderabad, on the Nagpur-Hyderabad section of the Varanasi-Kanniyakumari National Highway. Nearby, at Mahur (Maharashtra state), is a fort dating from the Bahmanī and ʿImād Shāhī dynasties (14th–16th century). The city is situated on a well-forested plateau (2,000 feet 【600 metres】 high) between the Godavari and Penganga rivers. Teak and ebony are commercially lumbered in the region. Agriculture and mining are significant in the regional economy. Rice, sorghum, and wheat rank among the major crops, and coal, talc, and limestone are mined. Pop. (2001) 109,529.