ADILABAD

formerly Edlabad, city, northern Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. It is an agricultural-trade centre 160 miles (260 km) north of Hyderabad, on the Nagpur-Hyderabad section of the Varanasi-Kanniyakumari National Highway. Nearby, at Mahur (Maharashtra state), is a fort dating from the Bahmani and 'Imad Shahi dynasties (14th-16th century). The city is situated on a well-forested plateau (2,000 feet high) between the Godavari and Penganga rivers. Teak and ebony are commercially lumbered in the region. Agriculture and mining are significant in the regional economy. Rice, sorghum, and wheat rank among the major crops, and coal, talc, and limestone are mined. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 84,233.