Khandesh is a region of central India, which forms the northwestern portion of Maharashtra state. Under British rule there was also a Kandesh District. The name Khandesh originates from palkhi word Kandesh. Some people believe its origins from Mughal Empire. The terms "Khandesh" and "Deccan" thus connote historical and political affiliations, as well as geographical zones. Khandesh lies on the northwestern corner of the Deccan plateau, in the valley of the Tapti River, and is bound to the north by the Satpura Range, to the east by the Berar (Vidarbha) region, to the south by the Desh region of Maharashtra, and to the west by the northernmost ranges of the Western Ghats, and beyond them the coastal plain of Gujarat.

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