Panchakki, Aurangabad

Name: Panchakki
Address: Aurangabad, India

#5 among attractions in Aurangabad

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Panchakki, known as the water mill. This monument is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, displays the scientific thought process put in medieval Indian architecture. It was designed to generate energy via water brought down from a spring on a mountain. The building, attached to the dargah of Baba Shah Musafir a Sufi saint is located in a garden near the Mahmud Darvaza and consist of a mosque, a madrassa, a kacheri, a minister's house, a sarai and houses for zananas. ()

Coordinates: 19°53'23"N, 75°18'56"E

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Nearby attractions include: Bibi Ka Maqbara, Siddharth Garden and Zoo, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Neighborhoods of Aurangabad.

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19°52'44"N • 75°18'53"E
Siddharth Garden and Zoo, Aurangabad
20 min walk • Zoo, Park
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Universities and schools
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
28 min walk • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, formerly Marathwada University, is located in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. It is named after B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, political leader, academic and the father of the Indian Constitution. The university was established on 23 August 1958.
0.9 miE
Neighbourhood
Neighborhoods of Aurangabad, Aurangabad
25 min walk • When Aurangzeb made Aurangabad his capital, there were 54 suburbs which were walled in like the city itself, but the chief of these that were populated in the 19th century were Begampura and Aurang-pura.