India: View of the City of Raiebaagh (Raibag) in Visiapur Vijayapur). Johannes Vingboons (1617-1670), c. 1662

Raibag is a town in the southern state of Karnataka, India. Vijayapur city, formerly Bijapur, is the district headquarters of Bijapur District of Karnataka state. It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluka.

Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Bijapur is located 530 km northwest of Bangalore and about 550 km inland from Mumbai, and 384 km west of the city of Hyderabad.

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