| Gujarat | |
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| State | India |
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| Capital | Gandhinagar |
| Surface | 196,024 km² |
| Inhabitants | 60.383.628 (2011) |
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Gujarat (gujarati: ગુજરાત, hindi: गुजरात) is a state in theWestern India on the Arabian sea.
To know
Geographical notes
Gujarat borders on the north Rajasthan, south with the state of Maharashtra and to the west with the Pakistan. It has a long coastline on the Indian Ocean (about 1600 km). It is the homeland of Mahatma Gandhi.
Background
In January 2001 it was hit by a very violent earthquake that reached 7.9 on the Richter scale, killing more than 100,000 people.
Spoken languages
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language related toHindi. As in the rest of theIndia, L'English it is very widespread.
Territories and tourist destinations
- Kutch a desert extended to the borders with the Pakistan.
- Kathiawar a peninsula of about 60,000 km² between the deep inlets of the Gulf of Kutch and that of Khambat or Cambay. Off the southern tip of the peninsula lies the island of Diu ancient possession Portuguese and today part of the territory of Daman and Diu.
- Thar a desert in the northern part of the state that separates it from Rajastan and from Sind, province of Pakistan.
Urban centers
Gujarat: full screen map.Other destinations
How to get
By plane
Ahmedabad has an airport with flights to / from Bombay is Delhi and other cities ofIndia. There are also international connections with London, New York is Chicago.
On the train
There are trains to / from Bombay, distant 500 km e New Delhi (1000 km) several times a day. These trains stop at the stations of Ahmedabad, Vadodara is Surat.
How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
Drinks
Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in Gujarat but foreign visitors are partially exempt from the restrictive rule. Drinking in public is strictly prohibited.
