Ambajogai
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| Coordinates | 18°44′N 76°23′E / 18.73°N 76.38°ECoordinates: 18°44′N 76°23′E / 18.73°N 76.38°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District(s) | Beed |
| Nearest city | Latur |
| Parliamentary constituency | Beed |
| Assembly constituency | Ambajogai |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Ambajogai (Marathi: अंबाजोगाई) is a town in Beed district of Maharashtra, India. It has a number of educational institutes, such as the Swami Ramanand Tirth Medical College (oldest rural medical college), and M.B.E.S College of Engineering, which is one of the best in B.A.M.U.,Aurangabad. The town is connected to India's freedom fighters and current politicians, such as Swami Ramanand Tirth and Babasaheb Paranjape who fought against razakars (Hyderabad) to end the Nizam regime in Hyderabad state. This township is known as cultural capital of Marathwada region.
The town has a heritage temple dedicated to the goddess Yogeshwari, which is visited by people all over Maharashtra, largely from the Konkan region. The town has other heritage temples like Kholeshwar, Mukundraj and Dasopant.
This city is well-known for education facilities.It has many popular and famous schools and colleges.The Medical college and M.B.E.S College of Engineering, here are much reputed.The first English Medium School in Ambajogai is St.Anthony's English Medium High School.It was established in 1989.Many students from this school are at an higher posts today in the world.The school also is well-known for sports.
