Medieval Nashik
The first Muslim and great saint "Hazrat Peer Sayed Sadique Shah Hussaini Sarmast Madni Naqwi Chisti" who migrated to Nashik from Madina and named this city as Gulshanabad (Urdu: گلشن آباد ) meaning the city of rose gardens. The word "Gulshan" is a Persian word which means rose and "Bad" means city. Beautiful fresh flowers were sent to Aurangazeb ﺭَﺣْﻤَﺔُ ﺍﻟﻠﻪِ ﺗَﻌَﺎﻟٰﯽ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻪ from Gulshanabad i.e. Nashik. During the rule of the Peshwas, the city was finally renamed Nashik.
In April 1818, during the British rule, Nashik once again regained its importance. The British fell in love with the beauty of the city and developed it, including building the golf course, which was one of the largest in Asia. Nashik is surrounded by nine hills, namely: Durga, Ganesh, Chitraghanta, Pandav, DingerAli, Mhasarul, Pathanpura and Konkani. This city with hills surrounding it has lakes which add to its beauty.
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