[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899) › c6.s9 # The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s9: W The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s9 - **Language:** English ### W ### [c6.s9.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9.1) Wain-Gaṅgâ—1. The river Beṇwâ. 2. The Beṇâ. 3. The Beṇyâ, which rises in the Bindhyâpâda range and falls into the Godâvarî. ### [c6.s9.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9.2) Wairâgaḍo—Bairâgara in Chanda district, Central Provinces, celebrated for its diamond mines. ### [c6.s9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9.3) Walâ—1. Balabhî. 2. Ollâ. 3. Lâṭa. Same as Gujarat. It is also called Wallay and Bamilapural. ### [c6.s9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9.4) Wallay—Same as Walâ. ### [c6.s9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9.5) Wardhâ—The river Baraḍâ, a tributary of the Godâvarî. ### [c6.s9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9.6) Warrangal—1. Anumakuṇḍapura. 2. Anumakuṇḍapaṭṭana. 3. Korunkola of Ptolemy. 4. Beṇâkaṭaka. 5. Akṣhalinagara. 6. Orukkallu, the ancient capital of Teḷiṅgana or Andhra, in Central India. ### [c6.s9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9.7) Western Ghats—The northern portion of the Western Ghats was called Sahyâdri, the southern portion beyond the Kâverî was called Malaya Parvata. ### [c6.s9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9.8) Wular Lake—1. Lake Malûpadmaśaras. 2. Aravalo of the Buddhists, in Kâsmir. --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.dey-1899.c6.s9) · Pramāṇa