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GUJARAT
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Basic Facts about Gujarat
● Statehood: 1 May 1960
● Capital: Gandhinagar
● Number of District : 33
● Governor: Acharya Dev Vrat
● Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani
● High court: Gujarat High Court
● Chief Justice: Vikram Nath
● Members of the Legislative Assembly: 182
● Lok Sabha Seats : 26
● Rajya Sabha Seats : 11
Boundaries
● Gujarat is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Daman and Diu to the
south, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya
Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of
Sindh to the west.
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State Symbols
● State Animal: Asiatic Lion
● State Bird: Greater Flamingo
● State Flower: Marigold
History of Gujarat
● Gujarat was one of the main central areas of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
● It contains ancient metropolitan cities from the Indus Valley such as Lothal,
Dholavira, and Gola Dhoro.
● The Chaulukya dynasty ruled Gujarat from 960 to 1243.
● Chatrapati Shivaji, the great Maratha ruler, attacked Surat in southern
Gujarat twice first in 1664 and again in 1672.
● First CM of Gujarat: Jivraj Narayan Mehta
● First Governor of Gujarat Mehdi Nawaz Jung
Geography
● Gujarat is a state on the western coast of India with a coastline of 1,600 km.
● It is the fifth largest Indian state by area and the ninth largest state by
population.
● The Sabarmati is the largest river in Gujarat followed by the Tapi, although the
Narmada covers the longest distance in its passage through the state.
● The Sardar Sarovar Project is built on the Narmada River, one of the major
rivers of peninsular India.
● Girnar is the tallest peak and Saputara is the only hill-station in the state.
● The Rann of Kutch is a seasonally marshy saline clay desert located in the
Thar Desert.
 ● The 14th Gujarat Legislative Assembly election, 2017 was held on 9 December-14 December
2017.
● The election was won decisively by the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party with an increase in the
vote share.

Seats distribution :

● BJP (103)
● INC (72)
● BTP (2)

Vijay Rupani has been elected as the chief minister of Gujarat.

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Major Dams
● Dantiwada Dam: The Dantiwada Dam is a mud and masonry dam on the West Banas River
near Dantiwada, Banaskantha district of northern Gujarat in India.
● Dholi Dam: Dholi Dam across the Madhumati River forms the Dholi Reservoir in Jhagadia
city, Gujarat state, India.
● Dholidhaja Dam: Dholidhaja Dam (alternatively Dholi Dhaja) across the Bhogavo River is
located near Surendranagar city and in the urban area of Surendranagar Dudhrej
Municipality in the state of Gujarat, India.
● Kamleshwar Dam: The Kamleshwar Dam, officially known as the Hiran-I Dam, is a rock-fill
embankment dam on the Hiran River in Visavadar, Gujarat, India
● Sardar Sarovar Dam: The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near
Navagam, Gujarat in India. For Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and
Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam
General Facts
● The state encompasses some sites of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, such as Lothal, Dholavira
and Gola Dhoro.
● Lothal is believed to be one of the world's first seaports.
● Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch and Khambhat, served as ports and trading centers in the
Maurya and Gupta empires
● Along with Bihar and Nagaland, Gujarat is one of the three Indian states to prohibit the sale of alcohol.
● Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat is home of the only wild population of the Asiatic lion in the world.
Festivals & Fairs of Gujarat
● Rann Utsav: Rann of Kutch in the Kutch district
● International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) : Ahmedabad
● Shamlaji Fair: Samalaji, Aravalli district
● Bhavnath Mahadev Mela: Bhavnath Temple,
Junagadh
● Modhera Dance Festival: Sun Temple, Modhera
Dances of Gujarat

● Bhavai
● Dandiya
● Garba
● Padhar
● Tippani
Important National Park and wildlife Sanctuaries in Gujarat

● Gir National Park

● Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary
● Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary
● Kutch Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
● Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary
● Wild Ass Sanctuary
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park: 2004
Rani ki vav : 2014
Historic City of Ahmedabad : 2017
GI Tags of Gujarat
● Bhalia wheat
● Gir Kesar
● Kachchh shawl
● Kutch Embroidery
● Patola Sari
● Sankheda furniture
● Surat Zari Craft
● Tangaliya Shawl
 Monuments of National Importance in Gujarat

● Borsad Stepwell: Anand

● Talaja Caves: Bhavnagar
● Tomb of Sikandar Shah: Godhra
● Nagina Masjid: Godhra
● Kalika Mata Temple: Jamnagar
● Gop Temple: Jamnagar
● Dhank Caves: Rajkot