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==Etymology== The name Gulbarga means '(City of) Flower Gardens' ultimately from the Persian words gul 'flower' and bΔgh 'garden'.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Everett-Heath |first=John |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191882913.001.0001/acref-9780191882913;jsessionid=5532B226B847ADC161DE373DC0E896A1 |title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Place Names |date=24 October 2019 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-188291-3 |language=en-US |doi=10.1093/acref/9780191882913.001.0001}}</ref> Gulbarga was renamed as '''Kalaburagi''' in 2014 which stands for 'Stony Land' in Kannada.<ref name=rename>{{cite news|last1=Variyar|first1=Mugdha|title=Bangalore Wakes up to 'Bengaluru'; 11 Other Karnataka Cities Renamed|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-wakes-bengaluru-11-other-karnataka-cities-renamed-612795|access-date=16 May 2015|agency=IBTimes|date=1 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History - Kalaburagi District |url=https://kalaburagi.nic.in/en/history/ |publisher=[[Government of Karnataka]] |access-date=8 January 2025}}</ref>
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