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Khijadiya, Amreli
Khijadiya is a village and railway station in Bagasara Taluka, Amreli District, Gujarat State . Khijadiya is located 31.3 km distance from its district headquarters town of Amreli. Khijadiya is also a railway junction station and connects to Dhari, Junagadh and Dhasa Dhasa is a small city and railway junction in Botad District of Gujarat. Dhasa with Major Population Of Koli And Nadoda Rajput. Dhasa Known As Home Of BJP Party Almost 30 Years BJP Ruled Dhasa With Village Chief Kalubhai Dayabhai Pavra And Also Ta ... junctions. The station code is KJV. References Villages in Amreli district {{Amreli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amreli District
Amreli district is one of the 33 administrative districts of the state of Gujarat in western India. The district headquarters are located at Amreli. The district occupies an area of 6,760 km2 and has a population of 1,514,190 of which 22.45% were urban (as of 2011). Amreli is the land of Yogiji Maharaj(Dhari), Danbapu, Sage Muldas, Sage Bhojalrambapa, Sage Muktanand Swami, Magician K.Lal, Zaverchand Megahani's place ( Bagasara), Dr. Jivaraj Mehata etc. Amreli covers Dhari Gir National forest sanctuary area. Now it is developing as a Hub of Education. Origin of name Amreli district name derives its name from the town of Amreli, which is the headquarters of the district. It is believed that during the year 534 AD, Amreli existed as a city place with name Anumanji. After that the name was Amlik and then Amravati. The ancient Sanskrit name of Amreli was Amarvalli. History Initially, Amreli was a small village with an ancient history, and part of various kingdoms and empires ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amreli
Amreli is a city and a municipality in Amreli district in Indian state of Gujarat. History It is believed that during 534 AD Amreli existed was formerly known as Anumanji, Amlik and then Amravati. The city is named in ancient Gujrati as ''Amarvalli''. It is learnt from the inscription that Nagnath temple that ancient name of Amreli city was Amarpalli. It was also called Girvanvalli. Amongst the remains of the ancient town are the memorial stones or ''paliyas'' and foundations discovered in the fork of the Thebi and Vari rivers, and two old temples, Kamnath and Trimbaknath, on the west and east of the river. In the eighteenth century only the west and south of modern Amreli, still called Juni or Old Amreli, were inhabited. The old inner fort, called Juna Kot, was used as a jail, and the Juna Masjid near it, belong to the old town. Modern Amreli dates from 1793, when Vakhatsingh of Bhavnagar sacked the neighboring Kathi possession of Chital and drove many of its people to Amre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhari, Gujarat
Dhari is a town in Amreli District in Indian state of Gujarat, India. It is an administrative headquarter of the Dhari tehsil(almost 87 villages and ness).Dhari is the most populous town in Amreli District as per census 2011 with 30352 population. Dhari is located on the bank of Shetrunji River, 42 km(26.2 mi) from district headquarter Amreli & 318 km(199.8 mi) from state capital Gandhinagar. Dhari is famous for kesar mango and Asiatic lion. Dhari is capital of East Gir Forest. Geography Dhari is located at . It has an average elevation of 216m (708') above sea level. The city is located in Saurashtra region of Gujarat and is situated near the Shetrunji River, which is passes north of Palitana's hills, Shatrunjaya, then in a southeasterly direction past Talaja, Bhavnagar, Talaja Hill, through a peninsula, before reaching the Gulf of Cambay, approximately 9.7 km (6 mi) north of Goapnath Point. The weather in Dhari is sunny from September to May, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junagadh
Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. Literally translated, Junagadh means "Old Fort". After a brief struggle between India and Pakistan, Junagadh voted to join India in a plebiscite held on 20 February 1948. It was a part of Saurashtra state and later Bombay state. In 1960, in consequence of the Maha Gujarat movement, it became part of the newly formed Gujarat state. History Early history As per the legend, the founder of the Ror Dynasty Raja Dhaj, Ror Kumar, alias Rai Dyach, ruled over the principality of Jhunagarh in the fifth century BC. An early structure, Uparkot Fort, is located on a plateau in the middle of town. It was originally built in 319 BCE during the Mauryan dynasty by Chandragupta. The fort remained in use until the 6th century, when it was abandoned for about 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhasa
Dhasa is a small city and railway junction in Botad District of Gujarat. Dhasa with Major Population Of Koli And Nadoda Rajput. Dhasa Known As Home Of BJP Party Almost 30 Years BJP Ruled Dhasa With Village Chief Kalubhai Dayabhai Pavra And Also Taluka Panchayat Belongs To BJP. Geographycally there are two small towns, which are Dhasagam and Dhasa junction. It is situated at distance of 75 km from Bhavnagar, 45 km from Amreli and 100 km from Rajkot. Dhasa is an important point on S.H.25 Which connects Bhavnagar to Rajkot. The population is around 10,000. The main industries are Oil Mills and Cotton Ginning Mills. Dhasa Also Connect State Highway with Rajkot Ahmedabad Bhavnagar Botad And Amreli. Dhasa Also Hub for shopping for small villages around dhasa and have good medical and hospitals. Temples There is a temple of Ambaji of a Kuldevi of Jain's of Kapasi family here. There is Naga temple of Kuladevata of Jain's Sanghrajka family here. Transport Dhasa jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
