Nashik (Marathi: नाशिक) ) or Nasik Hindi: नासिक) is a city in Maharashtra, India. Nashik is located in the northwest of Maharashtra, 180 km from Mumbai and 202 km from Pune. Nashik is the administrative headquarters of Nashik District and Nashik Division. Nashik, which has been referred to as the "Wine Capital of India",is located in the Western Ghats, on the western edge of the Deccan peninsula on the banks of the Godavari. (Wikipedia)Source: www.columbia.edu