Junnar (Marathi pronunciation: [d͡ʒunːəɾ]) is a city in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Junnar was declared the first tourism taluka in Pune district by the government of Maharashtra on 9 January 2018.

The town is on the trade route that links the ports of western India or more specifically of Konkan with Deccan interiors.

[6] "Yavana" Greeks also left donative inscriptions in the 2nd century CE at Lenyadri and Manmodi Caves.

[8] In the 1400s, the Russian traveler, Afanasy Nikitin spent many months in Junnar during the monsoon season.

[11] The father of Shivaji, Shahaji Raje Bhonsale worked for Malik Ambar early in his career.

The Shaniwar Wada, the de facto seat of government of the Maratha Empire in Pune was completed in 1732 by Peshwa Bajirao I.Teak from Junnar was used extensively in its construction.

State Transport buses run between Pune and Junnar from Shivajinagar ST stand from 06:30 AM every hour.

[23] Agritourism or agrotourism, as it is defined most broadly, involves any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch.

Few popular such venture, "Parashar Agri & Village Tourism centre", is situated in village Rajuri of Junnar Taluka, and other Rashmigreenland Agri Tourism Center, located at the foothills of Leynadri temple, Golegaon, Junnar.

There have been numerous cases of leopards attacking people and livestock in Junnar in recent years with many fatalities.

According to field studies, carried out in Junnar, the man-leopard crisis has been brought about not only by development but by the recent translocations of the leopards.

The problem is most acute in areas bordering Junnar Forest Division where sugarcane plantations provide a good hiding place for leopards.