Akkalkot (pronunciationⓘ) is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

[3] City is the home to Shri Swami Samarth, a 19th-century saint who is believed by his devotees to be an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya.

Swami Samarth lived for over two decades at Akkalkot, mainly at the residence of his disciple Cholappa, where his samadhi (tomb) and shrine are now located.

The shrine complex, which is known the Vatavruksh Mandir since it encloses the banyan tree beneath which the swami would preach his message, is the hub of devotions for his followers.

[8] Akkalkot taluka is bordered by South Solapur tehsil to the west and by Karnataka state on all other sides.

Akkalkot is routinely hit by drought as it falls in a rain shadow and also no major river pass through this taluka.

In December 2022, 10 gram panchayats of Akkalkot tehsil in Solapur district passed resolutions to join Karnataka.

It is also served by Tadawal railway station on Solapur -Hubli line around 20 km away, with trains to Bijapur, Hubli, Bagalkot, and Gadag.