Tourist Places
Gondia is well surrounded by hills and forests, and numerous other tourist spots around the city. The most beautiful places are the Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary and the Navegoan bandh National Park and Bird Sanctuary, which hosts many foreign birds. Pratapgarh is famous for the Shiv temple situated on the large hill.
The Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary is just 45 km from Gondia. Tigers and tigresses can be viewed there. Hajra Falls is also a major tourist spot in Salekasa tahsil, 45 km from the city. There is also an ancient Shiv temple, famously known as the "Nagra Shiv Temple", as it is situated in the vicinity of the village Nagra. The Maha-Shivratri festival celebrated in Nagra attracts many tourists from all over Maharashtra. All tourist locations are accessible by the trains and buses networks around Gondia. More than 100,000 tourists come to Gondia annually to see the green heaven of Gondia. The Navegoan badh bird sanctuary is 90 km from Gondia, and near the bird sanctuary there is very big dam/lake.
There are also two Guru-Dwaras, a Mosque, two Churches and a number of temples situated in the city. The Durga Temple and The Rani Sati Dhaam are recent additions.
The market of Gondia is dominated by Marwadi's, Punjabi's and Sindhi's.
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