India

Dharanikota

Satavahana capital and Buddhist site, 1st–3rd c. CE

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Dharanikota is a village in Palnadu district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Amaravathi mandal of Guntur revenue division. The village forms a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of APCRDA.

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Known as Dhanyakatakam

500 BCE

Kota Vamsa capital

mid-12th century

Satavahana capital

1st–3rd centuries CE

Dalai Lama Kalachakra ceremony

January, 2006

2011 census population

2011

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Coordinates

16.58° N, 80.35° E