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Hotels in Mahabaleshwar - Mahabaleshwar is a city and a municipal council in Satara district. It is a hill station located in the western ghats range . With one of the few evergreen forests of the world . An altitude of 1372 m gives it the distinction of being the highest hill station in Western India. Its popularity is not only as a honeymoon spot and a great weekend getaway but also because of its historical and religious significance. The British developed this place as a health resort. Sir Charles Malet was the first to set foot on this magnificent highland in 1791 and in 1828 the governor Sir John Malcolm built a sanitarium here. In the British times it was also known as Malcolm Peth named.
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