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Junnar is a city with thousands of years of history in Pune district.It is a taluka headquarter. Situated at the base of the Sahyadri mountains. Also located near this city are Shivneri Fort birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje the famous Maratha king. The land surrounding Junnar is very fertile and the main crops harvested are rice wheat and sugarcane. The main small-scale industry of the people in this region is hand-made paper and woolen blankets. Junnar taluka has the largest density of leopard population within a 500 km area. The two major tourist attractions in the area are the Junnar caves and the Shivneri Fort.
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