Peth, in the Marathi language, is a general locality in the Indian city of Pune. Up to seventeen peths are located in central Pune, and were mostly established during Maratha and Peshwa rule in the 17th-19th century AD. Seven of them are named after the days of the week in Marathi: traders and craftsmen in a given locality mainly conducted business only on that day of the week.
Today the peths form the heart of Pune city, and are referred to as the old city, or simply city. They are considered to be the cultural heart of Pune.
+List of Peths in PunePeth nameDeveloped byEstablished inNamed forKasba PethAround 1300"Qasba" (Arabic: urban cluster)Guruwar PethJivajipant Khasgiwale1750Guruwar (Marathi: Thursday)Somwar Peth Dadoji KonddevBefore 1610Somwar (Marathi: Monday)Mangalwar Peth Dadoji Konddev1663Mangalwar (Marathi: Tuesday)Shukrawar PethPeshwas1734Shukrawar (Marathi: Friday)Raviwar PethNilopant MujumdarBefore 1610Raviwar (Marathi: Sunday)Shaniwar PethMoropant PingleBefore 1610Shaniwar (Marathi: Saturday)Bhavani PethPeshwa1767Named after a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess, Bhavani located here.Ghorpade PethSardar Gorpade, of Peshwas1781After himselfBudhwar PethPeshwas 1703Budhwar (Marathi: Wednesday)Ganesh PethSakharam Bapu Bokil1755Named after the Hindu god GaneshSadashiv PethMadhavrao Peshwa1769After his uncle Sadashivrao PeshwaNarayan PethSawai Madhavrao Peshwa1761After his FatherRasta PethSardar Raste 1783After himselfNana PethMadhavrao Peshwa 1789After Nana PhadnavisMahatma Phule Peth(formerly known as Ganj Peth)British administration 1789After Mahatma PhuleNavi Sadashiv Peth or simply, Navi PethBritish administration Navi (Marathi: New)
See also List of neighbourhoods in Pune Pune
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