Songir Suvarngiri
town
Songir Location in Maharashtra
Coordinates: 21°05′N 74°47′E / 21.083°N 74.783°E / 21.083; 74.783
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Government
• Body	Songir Grampanchayat
Population  (2011)
• Total	33,000
Languages =Marathi.
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	424309
Telephone code	02562
Vehicle registration	MH-18
Nearest city	Dhule
Literacy	80%
Lok Sabha constituency	Dhule
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Dhule(Gramin)
Civic agency	Songir Grampanchayat
Climate	Hot (Köppen)

Songir is the largest town in Dhule Taluka, situated on the intersection of National Highway 3 (Mumbai-Agra) and state highway 17 (Ahmedabad).

Main gate

The Songir fort atop the village is in the form of narrow strip 30m wide. An easy climb of 20 mins takes to the top of the fort. Songir has 3 to 4 small adjacent forts. There is a deep water well on the fort.^[1] Only the door frame of the entrance of the fort is remaining rest all structures are in ruined state.

History

Since 1370 this fort was in control of Farooqi Sultans. Later it passed into the hands of Mughals, Marathas and finally in 1818 the British took control of the fort. The fort played a significant role in guarding the trade route from Burhanpur to Surat.^[2]

Temples in Songir include Someshwar, Gurugovind Maharaj, Jain Mandir and also Balaji Rath. Balaji Rath is in a "Rath Galli " the Rath galli is main galli of Songir. A couple of the notable temples are Someshwar and Samadhi of Guru Govind Maharaj.The village is famous for making of copper utensils.

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