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Gulbarga, the largest city in north Karnataka is also the divisional headquarter.
In the olden days it was known as 'Kalburgi' which in Kannada means land of stones or heap of stones. Today there is a move to rename Gulbarga as Kalburgi. |
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Location and travel access to the diocese |
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Gulbarga is around 200 kms west of Hyderabad and around 600 kms north of Bangalore. |
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The region lies between 16-180 and 74-800 northern latitude. |
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NH 9 connecting Hyderabad and Pune passes through Bidar (Humnabad) |
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NH 13 connecting Bangalore-Sholapur-Pune passes through Bijapur. SH 19, the new state highway connects Bidar, Gulbarga and Bijapur city. |
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The nearest Airport is at Hyderabad, 200 kms from Gulbarga. |
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Gulbarga has a prominent railway junction. All trains from Mumbai to Hydrabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore and KanyaKumari pass through the Gulbarga city. There is also an inter-city train connecting Bijapur, Sholapur, and Gulbarga. |
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There are a number of Government and Private buses from Bidar, Gulbarga and Bijapur to Hydrabad, Pune, Bangalore, Hubli, Goa, Mumbai and others neighboring cities.
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