Maharashtra is in West Asia.
 Nashik, Malegaon Jalgaon, Dhule and Bhusawal are the major cities of this region
 It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest

