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Hubli, officially known as Hubballi is the second largest city in Karnataka, located about 85 kilometers south of the Maharashtra- Karnataka border.
The city is of high importance to North Karnataka since it lies at focal point for four major Indian cities Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad. Hubli is also one of the gateway to enter the state of Goa.
The name Hubballi literally means "Flowering creeper" in Kannada. Hubballi and Dharwad collectively referred to as "Hubli-Dharwad", Hubballi-Dharwad are called as the twin cities of Karnataka and also second largest city in Karnataka after Bengaluru. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters, the city of Hubli, situated about 20 km south-east of Dharwad, is the commercial centre and business hub of North Karnataka region. Crops including cotton, chilly and peanuts are grown aplenty in the surrounding rural agricultural areas, and Hubli is a major trading centre for these commodities. It is also an important city for the Indian Railways, as it is the headquarters for South Western Railway Zone and the Hubli Railway Division. Hubli is a major railway junction in North Karnataka. It is also the headquarters of North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation. Hubli also houses the largest number of government offices outside Bangalore.
Hubli-Dharwad is selected for Solar City / Green City Master Plans
Hubli is a 2006 Kannada action-thriller-drama film directed by Om Prakash Rao featuring Sudeep and Rakshita in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by A.R Hemanth and lyrics by Da Ra Bendre, K. Kalyan and Padma Hemanth. The film released on 10 November 2006. The movie was dubbed in Hindi as Vardee Tujhe Salaam.