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State Gujarat
Capital Gandhinagar
Main Language Gujarati
Roads Surfaced: 62,295 Kms, Unsurfaced: 11,524 Kms
Railways 5,550 Kms
Airports Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Vadodara, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Keshod, Rajkot, Porbandar, Kandla, Surat
Climate Summer:  41 C to 27 C Winter: 29 C to 14 C    Monsoon:  June to  September
Gujarat is India's seventh state in area and tenth largest in population. This state is situated on the west coast of

 

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India. The state is bounded by the Arabian sea on west, Pakistan on the north-west, Rajasthan on the north, Madhya Pradesh in south-east and Maharashtra in south.Gujarat is of very rich heritage, glorious history and traditions is one of the most developed state in the country. This fertile and prosperous land has a colorful profile.  Wide open  to the Arabian Sea on the west, Gujarat had strong commercial and cultural links with other parts of the world. For centuries, it was exposed  to outside influences through trade and immigration. In the process, it is  assimilated the elements of a variety of cultures and simultaneously progressed and prospered with time still retaining its cultural identity and traditional values.

Languages: Gujarati

Places of interest in Gujarat.

  • Ambaji-Pilgrim center
  • Bhuj-Handicrafts, Temples, Museums, Gateway to Kutch.
  • Dakor-Temple and Sharad Purnima fair.
  • Daman-Capital of  Daman & Id Union territory, forts, Churches, Beaches.
  • Dharangadhara Sanctuary-Great Rann of Kutch
  • Diu-Forts, Churches, Handicrafts
  • Jamnagar-Palaces, Forts, Temples
  • Kotishwar-Pilgrim center, Beach, Narayan Sarovar Lake
  • Saputara-Hill Resort
  • Porbandar-Birthplace of Gandhiji, Temples, Palaces, Beaches.
  • Gir Forest(Sassan Gir)-Gir National Park: stronghold of the Asiatic Lion.
  • Major towns-Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Gandhinagar, Rajkot.

 

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