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Jamnagar, Gujarat
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About Jamnagar
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Where it is
Jamnagar is a city on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch in the Saurashtra region of western Gujarat, north-west of Rajkot.
History
Jamnagar was founded in 1540 by Jam Rawal as Nawanagar, the capital of a Jadeja Rajput princely state that lasted until independence. Its most famous ruler, Jam Ranjitsinhji, who reigned from 1907 to 1933, was a celebrated Test cricketer for England. In recent decades one of the world's largest oil refinery complexes has been built nearby.
People
Jamnagar's people speak Gujarati, and the city is known for Bandhani tie-dyeing, silver and brass work and its many temples, with thousands of small workshops making brass parts.
Known for
- Lakhota Lake and its palace museum
- Bandhani tie-dye textiles
- Brass parts workshops
- The Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch
- The Bala Hanuman Temple
Did you know?
At Jamnagar's Bala Hanuman Temple a chant to Rama has been sung without a break since 1 August 1964, a feat recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.
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