Gujarat is the westernmost state of India. It is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west and southwest, Pakistan to the north, by the state of Rajasthan to northeast, by Madhya Pradesh to the east, and by Maharashtra to the south and southeast. The relief is low in most of the state. The climate is mostly dry, and even desertic in the north-west. But with the construction of the largest dam in India, Sardar Sarovar, irrigation facilities have improved immensely and now water is provided to the most dry areas of Kutch and Saurashtra via 550 k ...

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In 1960, Gujarat was created out of the 17 northern districts of former State of Bombay. These districts were further subdivided later on. As of January 2006 Gujarat comprises of 25 districts as listed below: ...

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Gujarat (Gu: ગુજરાત, De: गुजरात; Gujarāt, IPA [guɟra:t]; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes (incorrectly) Gujarath) is one of the Princely states of India, and it is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra. Its capital is Gandhinagar, a planned city close to Ahmedabad, the former state ...

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Gujarat (Gu: ગુજરાત, De: गुजरात; Gujarāt, IPA [guɟra:t]; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes (incorrectly) Gujarath) is one of the Princely states of India, and it is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra. Its capital is Gandhinagar, a planned city close to Ahmedabad, the former state ...

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Ahmedabad (અમદાવાદ in Gujarati) or Ahmadābād is the largest city in Gujarat and the 7th largest city in India with a population of 5 million. The city is also sometimes called Karnavati, an older name and as Amdavad in colloquial Gujarati. Ahmedabad is the administrative center of Ahmedabad District, and was the former capital of Gujarat State from 1960 to 1970, when Gandhinagar replaced it. The city was founded in the 15th century by Sultan Ahmed Shah on the Sabarmati river, and served as c ...

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Vadodara, also known as Baroda, is the third-most populated town in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and Surat, and is one of four towns in the state with a population of over 1 million, the other being Rajkot. It is located on the Vishwamitri river, southeast of Ahmedabad and is known as the Cultural Capital of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara District. Vadodara is home to almost 1.729 million people (as of 2005), the beautiful Maharaja Palace and the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda ( ...

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Banaskantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India. Banaskantha District - Geography and Political Facts. The administrative headquarters of this district is Palanpur. Banaskantha has a population of near 20 lakhs in its 10,751 sq. km. area. Banaskantha borders with Rajasthan state in the North, Sabarkantha district in East, Kutch district in South and Patan and Mehsana district in the South. In the year 2000 parts of this district were broken off for the formation ...

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Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र in Devanagari) is India's third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. It is bordered by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast. Mumbai (Bombay), In ...

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Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. It borders Pakistan to the west, Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast and Punjab to the north. Rajasthan covers an area of 342,239 km² (132,139 mi²;). The state capital is Jaipur. Geographical features include the Thar Desert in western Rajasthan and the termination of the Ghaggar River. One of the world's oldest mountain ranges, the Aravalli Range, cradles ...

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Rajkot (2005 pop. 1,252,400) is a city of Gujarat state in India and administrative headquarters of the Rajkot District. Rajkot - Location. It is located at Latitude: 22.3N; Longitude: 70.8E; Elevation: 134 meters Rajkot Geography/Weather Rajkot - History. Founded in 1612 by Thakur Saheb Vibhaji Ajoji Jadeja of Jadeja clan and Raju Sandhi. Vibhaji was grandson of Jam Sataji of Nawanagar, presentday Jamnagar. During British Rule, it was a regional headquarter (Residency).< ...

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Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Dwarka is a city in Gujarat, India. Dwaraka is rated as one of the seven most ancient cities in the country. The legendary city of Dwarka in Hindu mythology was the dwelling place of Sri Krishna. It is believed that, due to damage and destruction by the sea, the city of Dwarka has submerged six times and the current city is the 7th city of Dwarka. Recent archealogical findings have ...

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Surat (Gujarati:સુરત) is a port city in the Indian state of Gujarat and administrative headquarters of the Surat District. It is located at 20.58° N latitute and 72.54° E longitude and as of 2005, Surat and its metropolitan area had a population of approximately 3.6 million. The city is situated on the left bank of the Tapti River, 14 miles from its mouth. A moat indicates the dividing-line between the old city, with its narrow streets and handsome houses, and the newer suburbs, but the city wall has almost disappeare ...

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Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. At its greatest extent, Bombay Presidency comprised the present-day state of Gujarat, the western two-thirds of Maharashtra state, including the regions of Konkan, Desh, and Kandesh, and northwestern Karnataka state of India; It also included Pakistan's Sind state and the British territory of Aden in Yemen. It consisted partly of districts, which were directly under British rule, and partly of native or princely states, which were ruled by local rulers under the administration ...

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In July 1976 when the park was established, the initial protected area was measuring about 1788 hectares. Subsequently, in 1980, another 1622 hectors were added, increasing the total spread of the part to the current figure of 3408 hectors. A certain southern portion of the park which is adjoining the Gulf of Khambhat, falls under its high tide zone and gets inundated with water. However, its semi-arid conditions, together with this inundation of sea-water during monsoon, cre ...

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The fauna population of the park mainly includes Blackbucks, Wolves, Houbara bustard and Lesser Floricans, with foxes, jackals and Jungle Cats as the main carnivores species. Other species include wild pigs, hares and rodents, typical of the savannah type grasslands and thorn scrubs. Among the avifauna family, Sandgrouse and larks are seen in fair numbers. According to Roger Clarke, the British harrier-expert, the harri ...

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Though the park is open throughout the year, the period between monsoon and winter (normally, mid-June to March-end) is considered to be the recommended period. Bhavnagar airport is connected with the international airports of Mumbai and Ahmedabad with daily flight frequency. The closest railway station is at the town of Dhala, which is about 50 km from the park. The historical town of Vallabhipur is about 30 km away. The park has a bungalow operated by the Go ...

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The history of Ahmedabad begins in the eleventh century with the Solanki King Karandev I, ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan). He waged a war against the Bhil King Ashapall or Ashaval, and after his victory established a city called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati at site of modern Ahmedabad. Solanki rule lasted until the thirteenth century, when Gujarat came under the control of the Vaghela dynasty of Dwarka. Gujarat was conquered by the Sultanate of Delhi at the end of the thirteenth century. At the beginning of the fifteenth century ...

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Most of the schools in the area have Gujarati as the medium of instruction and are part of the Gujarat State Education Board, though the Seventh Day Adventist school in Athva Lines is part of the national ICSE board. Surat has a large concentration of colleges under the South Gujarat University in the Athva Lines area on the banks of the Tapti river. It has a medical college and three engineering colleges, including the prestigious Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Sarvajanik College of Engineering and Techno ...

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India is divided into 28 states (which are further subdivided into districts), six union territories and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. States have their own elected government, while Union Territories are governed by an administrator appointed by the union government. States: Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka< ...

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