Gujarat
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| Districts | 33 |
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| Capital | Gandhinagar |
| Governor | Acharya Devvrat |
| Points of interest | Gir National Park |
| Did you know | Gujarat has the 10th-highest life expectancy at birth (68. 7) during 2010-14 among all Indian states. |
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| ID | 1389172 |
About Gujarat
Gujarat, India's westernmost state, has varied terrain and numerous sacred sites. In its urban center of Ahmedabad is the Calico Museum of Textiles, displaying antique and modern Indian fabrics. Spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi's base from 1917–1930 was Sabarmati Ashram, where his living quarters remain on view. The Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque), built in the 15th century, has a huge courtyard and a columned design.
The baby at the centre of an India-Germany diplomatic row
... " Dia accuses the German authorities of " snatching my child because of cultural differences and miscommunication" - she says she can t speak German and the translator she was given spoke Hindi but did not know Gujarati...
Morbi bridge collapse: Hopes fade for survivors in Gujarat tragedy
...A rescue operation - begun after a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in India s western state of Gujarat - has been scaled down as hopes fade of more survivors being found...
Leicester disorder: Fear lingers among city's Muslims and Hindus
... And in February 2002, more than 1,000 people were killed during three days of riots in the Indian state of Gujarat - one of the worst outbreaks of violence since independence...
