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To the west of
Bhavnagar, at the foothills the sacred hill of Girnar there lie a small
town Junagadh In Gujarati, `Junagadh' literally means an ancient fort,
Jungagadh takes its name from the fort – Upkar Fort which enclosed the old city.
Junagadh occupy a special place in the history of Gujarat.
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Junagadh
was the capital of the Junagadh
State
under the Muslim rulers of Babi Nawabs .The Babi rulers of
Junagadh, Nawab
Mahobat Khat II (1851-82 AD) undertook the beatification of Junagadh and
patronized the construction of several building and urban design projects like
Aina Mahal, Circle Chowk with clock tower and Dewan Chowk.
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major sites are Buddhist caves, Baba Pyara caves (2nd century), Adi-Kadi Vav,
Navghan Kuvo and Jami Masjid.
The
Buddhist caves are fine examples of rock cut architecture with ornamented pillars,
carved entrances, water cisterns, chaitya hall, monastic cells for meditation and
chaitya windows.
Its special claim to fame is the
rock edicts of Emperor Ashoka, dating back to 250 BC.
Other Places to visit
Gir National Park 60 km away
& ,Somnath one of the most celebrated shrines of lord shiva in india can be
visited from here .
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The best time to visit :- The best
time to visit Junagadh is between October
to March
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Air |
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Keshod, the nearest airport is 47
kms.
away from Junagadh |
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Train |
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Railway Station of Ahmedabad-Junagadh
and Rajkot-Junagadh line. |
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Road |
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Linked
to all the major towns. |
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