Parbhani (Marathi: parbhani, Urdu: IPA [prbhNi] (helpinfo)) is a city in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Parbhani, formerly known as Prabhavatinagar, is a city in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Parbhani District. Parbhani is situated approximately at the centre of Maharashtra. The state capital, Mumbai lies to the western Maharashtra of Parbhani. The nearest major city is Aurangabad. Parbhani is well connected by road to other major cities also in Maharashtra and even in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh. Parbhani is an important Railway junction on the Mumbai-Parbhani-Secunderabad and Parli-Parbhani-Bangalore lines. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Parbhani is located here which is one of the constituent Veterinary Colleges coming under the authority of Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur from 2000. Earlier this college was established in 1972 as a part of...
