Ahemedabad City Guide

Ahmedabad City Facts

 
Ahmedabad, the largest city in the state of Gujarat located on the left bank of the river Sabarmati is named after Sultan Ahmed Shah who built the city in 1411 AD. Also known as Amdavad and Karnavati, it was the former capital and a prominent centre of India's freedom struggle. With a vibrant past and an equally interesting present, Ahmedabad is one of those few cities which can boast about its well preserved ancient heritage along with being a highly industrialised centre and it is also home to one of the best known management institutes of the world- Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A). The city has grown into a great textile and commercial centre rightly called the 'Manchester of the East'. The city offers a lot to visitors in terms of aesthetic experience- there are many beautiful monuments of historical and archaeological importance, places of religious significance, picnic spots, excursion sites etc.

Area

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8707Sq.Kms.

Population

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48lakhs

Season

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Nov -Feb

STD Code

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079

Rain Fall

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93.2cm

Temperature

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25oC-45oC(summer) 15oC-35oC(winter)

Travel Guide   Air : Ahmedabad is linked by air to New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Bangalore, Nagpur by regular flights. Indian Airlines, Air India, Jet Airways, Air Deccan, Spice Jet, Go Air and Kingfisher Airlines operate flights to and from Ahmedabad to various destinations in India. Indian and Air India also operate international flights from the Sardar Vallabbhai Patel International Airport to destinations like Sharjah, Kuwait, Muscat, London, New York and Paris.    Travel Related Information Tourist Information Centre Airline Offices Flight Timings Train Timings Airport Enquiry 141 Enquiry 25503061 / 2 / 3 Air India 26585622-33-44 Indian Airlines, Laldarwaja:25501698 Indian Airlines, Airport : 22869233-34-35 Rail :  Ahmedabad is directly connected to Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, Varanasi etc. Railway Enquiries General Enquiry 131 Reservation Enquiry 135 Enquiry Arrival & Departure (Recorded) 132 Sabarmati Railway Station -27520918. Bus : Ahmedabad is connected to other cities by road. Taxis, Auto rickshaws, City buses etc are available for transport. The distance from various destinations are Baroda (Vadodara)-113kms, Gandhinagar-25km, Modhera-110km, Mt.Abu-228km, Udaipur-252km, Jaipur-657km, Mumbai-545km, Delhi-1076km.  Tourism Tourist Attractions Cambay Pols of Ahmedabad Sabarmati Ashram Science City   Dams, Lakes, Beaches and Waterfalls Chandola Lake Kankaria Lake Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Vastrapur Lake   Fairs, Festivals and Events Kite Festival Navratri Rath Yatra Saptak Music Festival   Forts, Palaces, Monuments and Museums Badshah-no-Hajiro Bhadra Fort Calico Textile Museum Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya Gujarat Museum Society Hussain Doshi's Gufa Karnavati Museum Kite Museum Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum Natural History Museum NC Mehta museum Roza of Shah Alam Sardar Patel Memorial Museum Sarkhej Roza Shahi Baag Shreyas Folk Museum Teen Darwaza Tribal Research and Training Institute Veechar Utensils Museum   Getaways Lothal Modhera Patan   Mosques Ahmed Shah's mosque Bai Harir mosque Bibi ki Masjid Jama Masjid Raj Babri mosque Rani Rupmati's mosque Rani Sipri's Mosque Sidi Bashir's Mosque Sidi Saiyad's mosque   Parks, Gardens and Zoos Balvatika Kamala Nehru Zoological Park Law Garden Shanku Water Park   Shopping Ahmedabad Shopping Areas C.G.Road Law Garden Ratan Pole and Dahlgarwad   Temples Gheekanta Shankeshwar Teerth Hatheesing temple ISKCON Temple Jagannath temple Mahaveer Swami temple Manav Mandir Param Dham Sri Karnavati Teerth Sri Mahalakshmiji Temple Swaminarayan temple Vageshwari Mataji Temple