One of the most affluent states in
India for centuries, Gujarat is home to cities where
you can experience centuries of development. Jamnagar,
the 16th century capital of the Jadeja Rajputs to the
multi-million dollar petroleum projects of the millenium,
Bhuj from it's status as the 16th century fortified
citadel on ancient caravan routes to being a modern
army cantonment, princely Baroda now known as much for
it's palaces, gardens and museum collections as it's
massive industrial projects, Bhavnagar from being the
port city of the Maharajahs to being a base for the
ship breaking yards of Alang and Pip-A-Vav, Rajkot -
the capital of the British Raj in Saurashtra, now a
commercial city, Surat from Mughal times to the present
. Here are some of the best you could visit for business
or pleasure.
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Aptly
called the City of Palaces, Baroda was the capital
of one of the three greatest princely states of
India, the others being Hydrabad and Mysore, and
even today is filled with relics of it's princely
past.
The
picturesque coastal city of Bhavnagar, with it's
princely heritage, offers an ideal base for visits
to Palitana's world famous Jain temple complex,
the Alang ship breaking yard and the Velavadar
national park.
One of the
most historic cities in India, Junagadh is filled
with architectural relics of the Mauryan and Gupta
dynasties, the Rajput rulers, the Gujarat sultanate,
the British and the Nawabs of Junagadh.
A city associated
with the Mughal empire, Dutch and British factories,
textiles and industries, Surat is the base for
visits to some fine beaches of South Gujarat.
