This city was founded as a vice regal capital in the Deccan by the Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb. The fort wall surrounding the city is a poignant reminder of its ancient history. Though the splendour of the 16th and 17th centuries found its finest expressions in the royal monuments of Delhi and Agra, there is enough in Aurangabad to reward the curious visitor. In erstwhile India, Aurangabad had been a place of great importance due to it's location on the famous "Silk Route" that traversed across the breadth of Asia to reach Europe. Textiles, embroidered finery and various kinds of beads made in nearby Paithan were exported to the markets of Greece, Rome and Egypt.
How to reach
Air: Aurangabad is linked by Indian Airlines flights daily with Mumbai, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur and Delhi. Vayudoot connects Aurangabad with Mumbai, Pune and Nanded.
Rail: Aurangabad is on the Manmad-Secunderabd line of South Central Railway, Jalgaon is the nearest railhead for the Ajanta Caves (60km). Manmad and Jalgaon are linked with Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkatta and Chennai.
Road: Aurangabad is connected by daily service with Paithan, Shirdi, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Pune, Parli-Vaijnath, Aundha Nagnath, Sheogaon, Tuljapur, Nanded (Hazoor Sahib), Indore, Sholapur, Bijapur, Nagpur, Ajanta, Ellora, Mumbai, Surat, Hyderabad and Kolhapur.
Rail: Aurangabad is on the Manmad-Secunderabd line of South Central Railway, Jalgaon is the nearest railhead for the Ajanta Caves (60km). Manmad and Jalgaon are linked with Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkatta and Chennai.
Road: Aurangabad is connected by daily service with Paithan, Shirdi, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Pune, Parli-Vaijnath, Aundha Nagnath, Sheogaon, Tuljapur, Nanded (Hazoor Sahib), Indore, Sholapur, Bijapur, Nagpur, Ajanta, Ellora, Mumbai, Surat, Hyderabad and Kolhapur.
Weather
Summers (March to May) are hot with the average temperature ranging between 37°C and 21°C and with the maximum soaring to around 42°C. Typically tourists avoid the hot summer months of April and may.
Monsoons(June to September) provide relief to the hot climate and most of the rainfalls occur in this season. The rains make the scenic regions more beautiful.
Winters (November to February) provide very pleasant climate with minimum touching only down to 10°C.
Monsoons(June to September) provide relief to the hot climate and most of the rainfalls occur in this season. The rains make the scenic regions more beautiful.
Winters (November to February) provide very pleasant climate with minimum touching only down to 10°C.
Best Seasons
Best season to visit Aurangabad is October to March.
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