Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad (??????? in Gujarati) or Ahmadābād is the largest city in Gujarat and the sixth largest city in India with a population of almost 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.

Main Monuments

• Great mosque (Jami Masjid) built in 1424
• Sidi Saiyad Mosque with its fine stone carving windows
• Sarkhej (Muslim mausoleum and mosque)
• Huthising Temple (a Jain temple dedicated Dharmanath, the 15th Jain Tirtankra). It is surrounded by 15 smaller temples.
• Rani ni Vav (Step-Well of the Queen) situated in Patan, Gujarat.
• Swami Narayan Temple (Hindu temple)
• Stone carving well (Dada Hari), exceptional monument
• Textile museum (Calico Museum), one of the most beautiful of the world
• Ashram of Mahatma Gandhi, today a museum Sabarmati Ashram.
• Vaishno Devi Temple, a recently built temple on Gandhinagar highway.