Gujarat

Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. Its capital is Gandhinagar, a planned city close to Ahmedabad, the former state capital and the commercial center of Gujarat.

Geography

Gujarat is the westernmost state of India. It is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, by the state of Rajasthan to the north and northeast, by Madhya Pradesh to the east, and by Maharashtra to the south and southeast.

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Arabian Sea - Rajasthan - Madhya Pradesh

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The relief is low in the most part of the state. The climate is mostly dry, and even desertic in the north-west.

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Gujarat has about 1600 km of coastline, which is about a third of India's total coast line and the longest coastline of all Indian states. This coastline includes the Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Cambay.

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Gulf of Kutch - Gulf of Cambay

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The major cities in Gujarat are Ahmedabad, Vadodara (Baroda), Surat, and Rajkot. Ahmedabad is the largest city in the state and the sixth largest in India. Other important cities in the south of Gujarat are Nadiad,Anand Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Navsari, Vapi, and Valsad; in the north are Jamnagar,Bhuj and Dwarka.

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Major cities in Gujarat - Ahmedabad - Vadodara - Surat - Rajkot - Nadiad - Anand - Ankleshwar - Bharuch - Navsari - Vapi - Valsad - Jamnagar - Bhuj - Dwarka

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Gujarat is home to several National Parks, including Gir Forest National Park (Girnar), near Junagadh, Velavadar National Park in Bhavnagar District, Vandsa National Park in Bulser District, and Marine National Park on the Gulf of Kutch in Jamnagar District. The last remaining Asian lions, famous for their dark black manes, live in Girnar.

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National Park - Gir Forest National Park - Girnar - Junagadh - Velavadar National Park - Bhavnagar - Vandsa National Park - Bulser - Marine National Park - Gulf of Kutch - Jamnagar - Asian lions

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There are also a number of wildlife sanctuaries and nature preserves, including Anjal, Balaram-Ambaji, Barda, Jambughoda, Jessore, Kachchh Desert, Khavda, Nal Sarovar, Narayan Sarovar, Paniya, Purna, Rampura, Ratanmahal, and Surpaneshwar.

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