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Gujarat: Gujarāt

Gujarat is a western Indian state with the longest coastline in the country, covering an area of 196,024 km² and a population of 60.4 million as of 2011. It is rich in history, housing 23 sites of the ancient Indus Valley civilization, including Lothal, which is one of the world's first seaports. The state is known for its unique cultural identity, with Gujarati as the official language and the Gir Forest National Park being home to the only wild population of Asiatic lions.

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Gujarat: Gujarāt

Gujarat is a western Indian state with the longest coastline in the country, covering an area of 196,024 km² and a population of 60.4 million as of 2011. It is rich in history, housing 23 sites of the ancient Indus Valley civilization, including Lothal, which is one of the world's first seaports. The state is known for its unique cultural identity, with Gujarati as the official language and the Gir Forest National Park being home to the only wild population of Asiatic lions.

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Gujarat (Gujarati: Gujarāt, pronounced [ˈɡudʒəɾaːt] ⓘ) is a state along the western

coast of India. Its coastline of about 1,600 km (990 mi) is the longest in the country,
most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state
by area, covering some 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi); and the ninth-most populous
state, with a population of 60.4 million in 2011. It is bordered by Rajasthan to the
northeast, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the south, Maharashtra to
the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and
the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Gujarat's capital city is Gandhinagar,
while its largest city is Ahmedabad.[13] The Gujaratis are indigenous to the state and
their language, Gujarati, is the state's official language.
The state encompasses 23 sites of the ancient Indus Valley civilisation (more than
any other state). The most important sites are Lothal (the world's first dry
dock), Dholavira (the fifth largest site), and Gola Dhoro (where five uncommon seals
were found). Lothal is believed to have been one of the world's first seaports.
[14]
Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch and Khambhat,[15] served as ports and
trading centres in the Maurya and Gupta empires and during the succession of
royal Saka dynasties in the Western Satraps era.[16][17] Along
with Bihar, Mizoram and Nagaland, Gujarat is one of four Indian states to prohibit the
sale of alcohol.[18] The Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat is home to the only wild
population of the Asiatic lion in the world.[19]

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