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The capital, Gandhinagar is a planned city. Gujarat has an area of 75,686 sq mi (196,030 km 2) with the longest coastline (24% of Indian sea coast) 1,600 km (990 mi), dotted with 41 ports: one major, 11 intermediate and 29 minor. The Narmada is the largest river in Gujarat followed by the Tapi.
Gandhinagar is located near Ahmedabad, the major commercial center of the state. The area of Gujarat is 1,96,024 km. It has the India's Longest Coastline of 1214 km and It also has the one of the Largest Salt Desert in the World with the Area of 7500 Sq. km. [1] The geography of Gujarat state of India includes following: Physical map of Gujarat
Location of Gujarat. The following outline is an overview of and topical guide to the state of Gujarat in Western India, sometimes called the "Jewel of Western India". [1] It has an area of 196,024 km 2 (75,685 sq mi) with a coastline of 1,600 km (990 mi), most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula, and a population in excess of 60 million.
Rajkot (Hindi: [ˈraːdʒkoːʈ] ⓘ) is the fourth-largest [3] [4] city in the Indian state of Gujarat after Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Surat, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India , with a population of more than 2 million as of 2021. [ 5 ]
1645. Region. Southern Asia. Dholavira (Gujarati: ધોળાવીરા) is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujarat in western India, which has taken its name from a modern-day village 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of it. This village is 165 km (103 mi) from Radhanpur.
The 20,543 km 2 area around Gandhinagar is defined by Gujarat capital territory. Gandhinagar spans an area of 326 km 2 (126 sq mi). [1] The river frequently dries up in the summer, leaving only a small stream of water. Gandhinagar is India's tree capital with 54% green cover on its land area. [12]
Map of Gujarat, 1866 Princely states of Gujarat in 1924 In the 1600s, the Dutch, French, English and Portuguese all established bases along the western coast of the region. Portugal was the first European power to arrive in Gujarat, and after the Battle of Diu and Treaty of Bassein , acquired several enclaves along the Gujarati coast, including ...
The city centre is located on the Tapti River (popularly known as Tapi), close to the Arabian Sea. [16] Surat will be the world's fastest-growing city from 2019 to 2035, according to a study conducted by Economic Times. [17] The city registered an annualised GDP growth rate of 11.5% over the seven fiscal years between 2001 and 2008. [18]