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395 ha (1.53 sq mi) Ahmedabad (/ ˈɑːmədəbæd, - bɑːd / AH-mə-də-ba (h)d) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per the 2011 population census) makes it the fifth-most populous ...
History of Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad is the largest city in the state of Gujarat. It is located in western India on the banks of the River Sabarmati. The city served as political as well as economical capital of the region since its establishment. The earliest settlement can be recorded around the 12th century under Chaulukya dynasty rule.
Historical ports such as Bharuch and Cambay thrived as prominent centers for exporting spices, textiles, and precious stones to the world, fostering cultural exchange with influences from Persia, Arabia, and Egypt that enriched Gujarat's artistic and architectural landscape. With the arrival of European colonial powers in the 16th century ...
The first capital of Gujarat was Ahmedabad. The capital of Gujarat was moved to Gandhinagar in 1970. Nav Nirman Andolan was a socio-political movement of 1974. It was a students' and middle class people's movement against economic crisis and corruption in public life. This was the first and last successful agitation after the Independence of ...
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (IATA: AMD, ICAO: VAAH) is an international airport serving the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India. It is named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. The airport is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Gujarat, and is the ...
Vastral Gam. Blue Line. Ahmedabad Metro is a rapid transit system for the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat state of India. The Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation Limited was established in February 2010 and the 40.03 km (24.873 mi) long Phase–1 of the project was approved in October 2013 with two corridors, North–South and East ...
Gujarat Science City is a science education and entertainment centre located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.Opened in 2002 and expanded in 2021, it has an IMAX 3D theatre; exhibitions on science, space, energy park, life science park, planet earth, hall of science, musical fountain, thrill ride, plants, nature and robotics; an aquarium, an aviary and a butterfly park; as well as other facilities.
Gandhinagar (/ ɡ ɑː n d ɪ ˈ n ɑː ɡ ər /, Gujarati: [ˈgɑːndʱinəgəɾ] ⓘ) is the capital of the state of Gujarat in India.Gandhinagar is located approximately 23 km north of Ahmedabad, on the west central point of the industrial corridor between the megacities of Delhi and Mumbai.