Hampi, Karnataka
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Hampi(Hampe) ಹಂಪಿ |
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Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, Karnataka
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| Nickname(s): Vijayanagar samrajjya | |
 Hampi(Hampe)
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| Coordinates: 15°20′06″N 76°27′43″E / 15.335°N 76.462°ECoordinates: 15°20′06″N 76°27′43″E / 15.335°N 76.462°E | |
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 India
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| State |
 Karnataka
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| District | Bellary |
| Founded by | Harihara and Bukkaraya |
| Elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) |
| Population (2011)Population of Hampi Village (across the river from Hampi City) | |
| • Total | 2,777 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Nearest city | Hospet |
| Website | www |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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India 
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| Includes |
Anegundi Virupaksha Temple
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| Criteria | (i)(iii)(iv) |
| Reference | 241 |
| Coordinates | 15°20′00″N 76°28′00″E / 15.3333°N 76.4667°E |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
| Endangered | 1999–2006 |
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Hampi (Hampe) is a village and temple town recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as the Group of Monuments at Hampi. in northern Karnataka, India. It is located within the ruins of the city of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Predating the city of Vijayanagara, Hampi continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple and several other monuments belonging to the old city.
Hampi — traditionally known as Pampa-kshetra, Kishkindha-kshetra or Bhaskara-kshetra — is derived from Pampa, the old name of the Tungabhadra River (Pampa was Lord Brahma's daughter, who was later married to Lord Shiva) on whose southern banks the city is built. The name "Hampi" is an anglicized version of the Kannada name Hampe (derived from Pampa). Over the years, it has also been referred to as Vijayanagara and Virupakshapura (from Virupaksha, the patron deity of the Vijayanagara rulers).
Emperor Ashoka's Rock Edicts in Nittur & Udegolan (both in Bellary district) suggest that this region was part of the Maurya Empire during the 3rd century BC. A Brahmi inscription and a terracotta seal dating to the II century CE were also recovered from the excavation site.
The first settlements in Hampi date from 1 CE.
Immediately before the rise of the Vijayanagara kings, the region was probably in the hands of chiefs of Kampili, now a small town, 19 km east of Hampi.
Hampi was one of the best areas of the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1343 to 1565, when it was besieged by the Deccan Muslim confederacy. Hampi was chosen because of its strategic location, bounded by the torrential Tungabhadra river on one side and surrounded by defensible hills on the other three sides.
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