Category:Bastar district

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<nowiki>Bastar; બસ્તર જિલ્લો; Bastar barrutia; Bastar; Districte de Bastar; Bastar; Bastar; Bastar district; بخش بستر; 伯斯德尔县; बस्तर जिल्ला; بستر ضلع; Bastar; Districte de Bastar; बस्तरमण्डलम्; बस्तर जिला; బస్తర్ జిల్లా; ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਬਸਤਰ; বস্তৰ জিলা; Bastar district; பஸ்தர் மாவட்டம்; बस्तर जिला; বস্তার জেলা; Bastar; बस्तर जिल्हा; Bastar; ضلع بستر; बस्तर जिल्ला; باستار; ବସ୍ତର ଜିଲ୍ଲା; Бастар; ബസ്താർ ജില്ല; Bastar; Bastar; Bastar; Bastar; バスタル県; distretto di Bastar; Бастар; ᱵᱚᱥᱛᱚᱨ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ; Bastar district; باستار; 伯斯德尔县; 伯斯德尔县; distrito del estado de Chhattisgarh, India; ছত্তিশগড় রাজ্যের একটি জেলা; district de l'Inde; distritu de la India; округ в штате Чхаттисгарх, Индия; Distrikt in Indien; भारतको एक जिल्ला हो; distretto indiano; distrikt i India; district in India; ഛത്തീസ്ഗഡിലെ ജില്ല; छत्तीसगढ़ का जिला; చత్తిస్గఢ్ లోని జిల్లా; ਛੱਤੀਸਗੜ੍ਹ ਦਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ, ਭਾਰਤ; ছত্তীসগড়ৰ জিলা; ᱪᱷᱚᱛᱛᱤᱥᱜᱚᱰ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ, ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ; district of Chhattisgarh, India; சத்தீசுகரில் உள்ள மாவட்டம்; distritu de Bastar; Bastar (distritu)</nowiki>
Bastar district 
district of Chhattisgarh, India
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LocationBastar division, Chhattisgarh, India
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Population
  • 1,413,199 (2011)
Area
  • 14,974 km²
official website
Map19° 04′ 00.12″ N, 82° 01′ 59.16″ E
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Wikidata Q100152
VIAF ID: 140657431
GND ID: 4456685-2
Library of Congress authority ID: n83313074
J9U ID: 987007555214705171
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Bastar is a district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh with Jagdalpur as its administrative center. It is historic region of central India, and it is mentioned as a part of Dakshin Kaushala (Kosala) region in Indian manuscripts dated between 2nd century and 15th century. The district borders southwest region of Odisha and it is also close to Andhra Pradesh. The Bastar region has historic Telugu and Odiya influences. It is known for its tribes, numerous forests, waterfalls and monuments.

In the epic Ramayana, Bastar region is known as Dandakaranya, and in the Mahabharata, it is a part of the Kosala empire. This associations have led various dynasties to build Rama and Mahabharata-related Hindu temples. A notable builder of infrastructure and temples here was the Kakatiya king Pratap Rudra Deva in early 14th century, who established a provincial capital in what is now the Bastar district.

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