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During the rule of Gujarat Sultanate, it was the capital from 1407 to 1411. Patan was established by the Chavda king Vanaraja. During the rule of several Hindu and Muslim dynasties, it thrived as a trading city and a regional capital of northern Gujarat. The city contains many Hindu and Jain temples as well as mosques, dargahs and rauzas.
Patan district is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India.Its main city is Patan.This district is located in northern Gujarat and bounded by Vav-Tharad district in the north, Banaskantha district in the northeast, Mehsana district in the east and southeast, Surendranagar district in the south and Kutch District and the Kutch nu Nanu Ran (Little Rann of Kutch) in the west.
The following is a list of the largest (in area) and most populous cities in Gujarat, India as per the 2011 census. There are 30 cities in Gujarat with a population over 100,000. There are 30 cities in Gujarat with a population over 100,000.
The city was sacked by Sultan of Delhi Qutb-ud-din Aybak between 1200 and 1210, and again by Allauddin Khilji in 1298. [2]: 84 Prabandha-Chintamani, composed by the Jain monk Merutunga in 1304, mentions: "Udayamati, the daughter of Naravaraha Khengara, built this novel stepwell at Shripattana (Patan) surpassing the glory of the Sahasralinga ...
New Map of North Gujarat (2025) Gandhinagar is the largest city and Patan district is the largest district in the region.. Other important cities are Patan, Mehsana, Palanpur, Himmatnagar, Modasa, Sidhpur, Kalol & Visnagar.
Founding of Aṇahilaváḍa (now Patan, Gujarat), 746–765 CE, he fixed the site of a capital which afterwards rose to be the great city of Aṇahilapura. Vanarája is said to have asked a Bharváḍ or Shepherd named Aṇahila, son of Śákhadá to show him the best site. Aṇahila agreed on condition that the city should be called by his name.
The western Indian state of Gujarat has 33 districts after several splits of the original 17 districts at the formation of the state in 1960. [2] Kutch is the largest district of Gujarat while Dang is the smallest. Ahmedabad is the most populated district while Dang is the least.There are 252 Talukas (subdivisions of districts) in Gujarat. [3] [4]
Gandhinagar has an average elevation of 81 metres (266 feet). The city sits on the banks of the Sabarmati River, in north-central-east Gujarat. 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]