Name the states covered under the Konkan region of India.
Answer: Konkanis a stretch of land by the western coast, it covers Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka.
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About The Konkan Region:
- The Konkan is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, bound by the Daman Ganga in the north, to Anjediva Island next to Karwar town in the south.
- It has the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east.
- This is also called Aparanta, or Aparantaka was a geographical region of ancient India.
- It corresponded to the northern part of the Konkan region on the western coast of India.
- The ancient Sapta Konkan was a larger geographical area that extended from Gujarat to Kerala and included the whole region of coastal Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka.
- However, this segment overlaps the Konkan and Malabar coast continuum.
- Bounded by the Western Mountains’ range, Sahyadri (East), the Arabian Sea (West), the Daman Ganga (North), and the Aghanashini River (South).
- The largest city on the Konkan coast is Mumbai, which is also the headquarters of Konkan division.
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