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Surat (Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.The word Surat directly translates to face in Urdu, Gujarati and Hindi.Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport.
Surat is a district in the state of Gujarat, city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by Bharuch , Narmada (North), Navsari (South) districts and east Tapi district To the west is the Gulf of Cambay .
Surat is a principal business hub of the Indian state Gujarat, the eighth largest city and ninth largest urban agglomeration. Surat is the 2nd cleanest city of India [1] and fastest growing city of the world. [2] Surat is also famous for its food, besides being the hub of diamonds and textiles in India, and one of the country's oldest cities.
Surat was founded in the late medieval period, and gradually became an important port in the Mughal Empire, though the earliest human presence may go as early as 300 BCE. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Maratha rulers defeated the Mughals during the Battle of Surat .
Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) is a diamond trade centre located in DREAM City, Surat, Gujarat, India, designed by the architecture firm Morphogenesis.It is the world's largest diamond trading hub with a floor space of 660,000 square metres (7,100,000 sq ft), as well as the world's largest office building.
It is the west most end of Surat. Hazira is one of the major ports of India and the most important element of Surat Metropolitan Region . The town is known as the industrial hub of India and is located on the bank of the Tapti River , eight kilometers away from the Arabian Sea .
Surat Airport [4] (IATA: STV, ICAO: VASU) is an international airport serving Surat, Southern Gujarat. It is located in Magdalla , situated 12 km (6.4 mi) from the city centre. It has a total area of 770 acres (312 ha), and is the second busiest airport in Gujarat after Ahmedabad , in terms of both aircraft movements and passenger traffic.
Surat Castle, or Surat Fort, is a 16th-century structure in the city of Surat. The Ahmedabad king Sultan Mahmood-III (1538–1554) ordered its construction to defend the city from the frequent attacks that had devastated it. He entrusted the work to Safi Agha, a Turkish soldier who had been ennobled with the title of Khudawand Khan. [1]