Question: What  ancient city in the northwest region of Maharashtra at India, is near the name of a town that signifies "a place without mountains"?

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Nashik: Nashik (pron:ˈnʌʃɪk) (   ) is an ancient city in the northwest region of Maharashtra at India.

Music in Varanasi: Music in Varanasi is a tradition linked to the ancient times of the Pauranic legends.  Lord Shiva, who is reported to have established this city, was credited with developing music and dance forms.  Legend also attributes that Renu, son of sage Vishvamitra and Mahagobind, was the precursors of music tradition in Kashi (Varanasi) when nymphs (Apsaras), Gandharvas and Kinnaras were the traditional practitioners of this art form, and saint Chaitanya and Vallabhacharya were the pioneers in spreading this music tradition in Varanasi.  Notable musicians of Varanasi include the iconic sitar player Ravi Shankar, the Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan, and the vocal music singer Girija Devi.  Varanasi has joined the global bandwagon of UNESCO "Cities of Music" under the Creative Cities Network.  Varanasi chosen in music category of creative cities network clearly signifies the rich musical heritage of this ancient city.

Tourism in Marathwada: Tourism in Marathwada refers to tourism in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state of India.  Aurangabad city is a regional headquarter of Marathwada and tourism capital of Maharashtra state.  Out of 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Maharashtra, 2 of them are in Marathwada.  Also there are 110 monuments in Marathwada which are protected by Government of Maharashtra and recognized by Archaeological Survey of India.  Marathwada is also important region for Religious tourism, out of 12 Jyotirlingas of Hindu God Shiva, 3 are in Marathwada.  Hazur Sahib Nanded is the second holiest place in Sikhism after Harminder Sahib (Golden Temple) of Amritsir.  There are also sufi shrines in Marathwada, most famous among them is Turabul Haq Dargah at Parbhani where thousands of people of all religion visits dargah annually.  Pathri in Parbhani district is birthplace of Sai Baba of Shirdi and Sai Baba Birth Temple in Pathri is one of major religious tourism place in Marathwada.

Pinara (Pieria): Pinara (Greek: τὰ Πίναρα ; "Eth." : Πιναρεύς ) was an ancient city in Pieria in ancient Syria, mentioned by Pliny the Elder ("H.N.", v. 19 and v. 22) and Ptolemy ("Geography", v. 15.  § 12).  Its present location has not been precisely determined, but it is known to be north-east of İskenderun in the southern Nur Mountains (then known as the Amanus mountains) in the modern-day Hatay Province of Turkey.  The Nur / Amanus mountains separated ancient Cilicia from Coele-Syria.  It may have been near Belen, Hatay, near the Belen Pass.

Ancient City Ruins of Liye: The site of Ancient City Ruins of Liye () is the archaeological site of seat of the historic Qianling County () in Dongting Prefecture (), Qin dynasty (221 BC–206 BC).  Its site is located in the present-day Liye Town, Longshan County, Hunan Province, China, and it is known for 37,400 pieces of Qin Bamboo slips unearthed in 2002.  The Ancient City was built by Chu State in the late Warring States period, reconstructed in the Qin dynasty and abandoned in the early Western Han dynasty.  The site of Ancient City Ruins was approved as a hiistorical and cultural site protected at the national level in Hunan on November 22, 2002.  The Qin Bamboo Slips Museum and the Ruins Park has been established and officially opened on October 28, 2010.

Pimapalas: Pimpalas is the name both of the town .  It is within the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India.  The Marathi name signifies "a place without mountains", and indeed the taluka's topography is fairly level, with hardly any hills.  It is served by Kasabe Sukena railway station.pimpalas's latitude and longitude coordinates are .  Located northeast of Nashik city, the Taluka borders Sinnar, Nashik, Dindori, Chandwad, and Yeola Talukas and Ahmednagar District, and has no direct access to the sea.

Karla Caves: The Karla Caves, Karli Caves, Karle Caves or Karla Cells, are a complex of ancient Indian Buddhist rock-cut cave shrines located in Karli near Lonavala, Maharashtra.  The shrines were developed over the period – from the 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD.  The oldest of the cave shrines is believed to date back to 160 BC, having arisen near a major ancient trade route, running eastward from the Arabian Sea into the Deccan.  Many traders and Satavahana rulers made grants for construction of these caves.  Karli's location in Maharashtra places it in a region that marks the division between North India and South India.  Buddhists, having become identified with commerce and manufacturing through their early association with traders, tended to locate their monastic establishments in natural geographic formations close to major trade routes so as to provide lodging houses for travelling traders.  Today, the cave complex is a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.

Aigosthena: Aigosthena (Ancient Greek: Αἰγόσθενα ) was an ancient Greek fortified port city of Megaris, 19 km northwest of the ancient city of Megara to which it belonged.  It is also the name of the coastal settlement at the foot of the ancient city walls, also known as Porto Germeno.  The ancient citadel retains several of the tallest surviving towers of ancient Greece.

Niphad: Niphad is the name both of the town and the Taluka headquartered there.  It is within the Nashik District of Maharashtra, India.  The Marathi name signifies "a place without mountains", and indeed the taluka's topography is fairly level, with hardly any hills.  It is served by Niphad railway station. Niphad's latitude and longitude coordinates are .  Located northeast of Nashik city, the Taluka borders Sinnar, Nashik, Dindori, Chandwad, and Yeola Talukas and Ahmednagar District, and has no direct access to the sea.  The Niphad Sub-Division is composed of Niphad, Sinnar and Yeola Talukas.

Velia: Velia was the Roman name of an ancient city of Magna Graecia on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.  It was founded by Greeks from Phocaea as Hyele (Ancient Greek: Ὑέλη ) around 538–535 BC.  The name later changed to Ele and then Elea ( ; Ancient Greek: Ἐλέα ) before it became known by its current Latin and Italian name during the Roman era.  Its ruins are located in the Cilento region near the modern village Velia, which was named after the ancient city.  The village is a "frazione" of the "comune" Ascea in the Province of Salerno, Campania, Italy.

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Answer: Nashik