Satara is a town located in the Satara District of Maharashtra state of India. The town is 2320 ft. above sea-level, near the confluence of the Krishna and its tributary river Venna. The city was the capital of the Maratha empire ruled by the Bhonsle Chhatrapatis, hence one of the historical cities of Maharashtra. This city is the capital of Satara Tehsil, as well as Satara District. The name of the city is derived from the seven hills surrounding the city. Saat meaning seven in Marathi and Tara meaning hill, thus forming the word 'Satara'. Historians agree that the name of the city has its origins in the seven hills overlooking the city. The seven hills are Ajinkyatara, Sajjangad, Yawateshwar, Jarandeshwar, Nakdicha Dongar, Kitlicha Dongar, and Pedhyacha Bhairoba. Satara is located in the western part of Maharashtra. Satara district is bounded by Pune district to the north, Solapur district to the east, Sangli district to the south and Ratnagiri district to the west. Raigad district lies to its north-west.

Satara district is situated in the river basins of the Bhima and Krishna river. The physical settings of Satara shows a contrast of immense dimensions and reveals a variety of landscapes influenced by relief,climate and vegetation. The variation in relief ranges from the pinnacles and high plateaus of main Sahyadrians range having height over 4500 feet above mean sea level to the subdued basin of the Nira river in Phaltan tahasils with the average height of about 1700 feet above mean sea level. The climate ranges from the rainiest in the Mahabaleshwar region, which has an average annual all of over 6000 mm to the driest in Man tahsil where the average annual rainfall is about 500 mm. The vegetal cover too varies from the typical monsoon forest in the western parts to scrub and poor grass in the eastern parts.

The famous tourist points near Satara City are Vajrai Waterfall, Ajinkyatara Fort, Sajjangad Fort, Chaarbhinti, Natraj Mandir, Bhairoba Hill, Kuraneshwar, Jaradndeshwar, Yawateshwar, Kas Lake and Kas Plateau, Bamnoli, Thosegar Waterfalls, Chalkewadi, Rajwada, Sangam Mahuli, Kshetra Mahuli, Pateshwar, Gojegaon, Narayan Maharaj Math, Shembdi Vaghali and Bamnoli.

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