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| State | Gujarat |
| City | Ahmedabad |
| Airports | Ahmedabad International and Domestic Airport |
| Distance from City Centre | 10 Km/ 6 Mile |
| Railway Junctions | Ahmedabad |
| Local Languages | Gujarati |
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Present day Jamnagar is a charming blend of the old and the new with its ancient monuments and broad streets, imposing facades, and squares which make it one of the most beautiful cities in the Saurashtra peninsula. Built by Jam Raval, a Jadeja Rajput leader who migrated from Kutch, Jamnagar was the capital for four centuries of the prosperous princely state of Nawanagar. Jamnagar is the hometown of the world famous cricketers Ranjit Sinh and Duleep Sinh after whom the Ranji and Duleep Trophy are named in domestic Indian cricket. Jamnagar is renowned for its silk, gold
embroidery, silver ware, bandhani (tie-and-dye) fabrics that are
renowned the world over. Nutcrackers (especially the ones made for betel
nuts) made in Jamnagar are in great demand all over India. |
Founded
in 1540 A.D. Jamnagar, also known as the 'Jewel of Kathiawad', is a
coastal town about 300 kms west of Ahmedabad and 92 kms. from Rajkot