Khargone district, formerly known as West Nimar district, is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The district lies in the Nimar region and is part of the Indore Division. The district headquarters is the city of Khargone, which lies south of the Indore metropolis, the headquarters of Indore district.
Image: Maheshwar fort as seen from the Narmada river
Image: 0102221 Mahakaleswar temple 1, Un, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh 009
Image: Nagarpalika
Image: Gogawan, Madhya Pradesh 451335, India panoramio
Khargone is a city and administrative headquarters of an Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city is located on the bank of the Kunda river and is known for its cotton and chilly production. It is also known for Navgraha Mandir, a temple devoted to the nav grahas. Khargone topped the nation in municipality and received a national award for 'India's Fastest Moving City' under a population of two lakh. Khargone ranked 10th Cleanest city in India in Swachh Survekshan 2020 City ranked the 15th cleanest city in India in Swachh Survekshan 2018 and ranked 17th cleanest city in India in Swachh Survekshan 2017.
From top left then clockwise: Mahakaleshwar temple 1, Chaubara Dera Jain temple, Mahakaleswar temple 2, Nilkantheswar temple, Chaubara Dera temple and Ballaleswar temple
The old fort entrance.