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Belgaum is a town and district by the same name situated in the northwestern part of Karnataka. It lies on the border of the two states Maharashtra and Goa. Belgaum is one of the oldest towns in the state lying at a distance of 502 km from Bangalore and 500 km from Mumbai. Belgaum also has a number of training centers of the Indian Armed Forces and an air base of the Indian Air Force. The customs and traditions of Belgaum have been influenced by both the Kannada and Marathi cultures. Nestled in the foothills of the Western Ghats it enjoys a cool salubrious climate and is surrounded by natural beauty in the form of rivers hills and dense evergreen forests.
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