Historically called Nawanagar,
or the new city, Jamnagar was one
of the most important princely states
of Saurashtra. The city today is
called Jamnagar or the city of Jams,
after the heriditary title held
by the rulers of Nawanagar from
the time of Jam Rawal, who founded
the city in 1540. Today, the 200
km long Jamnagar coast, is known
for it’s industries with Essar,
Reliance, Tata and numerous other
industrial giants in the region.
Jamnagar itself is a center for
the brass industry, Bandhini
Willingdon crescent
Lakhota lake
fabrics
and Zari sareesVisitors to Jamnagar
cannot long remain oblivious to it’s
princely past. The magnificent Pratap
vilas palace, in a renaissance style
with imposing domes, the 16th century
Darbargadh palace with a festival
of stone sculpture, the impressive
Willingdon crescent, the Lakhota island
palace in 19th century Jamsarovar
lake with a museum inside, statutory
of famous cricketing prince Ranjit
Sinhji, numerous walled parks and
gardens. Also worth seeing are the
Maqbara, the colourful sculpture of
Sonapuri and Jain temples in the city
center.The Lakhota lake in the city,
Khijadiya bird sanctuary 30 minutes
from the city, Kileshwar hill and
Sasoi, Ranjit Sagar and Khambaliya
dams in about 1 hour radius of the
city, are pretty picnic and birdwatching
spots.
GETTING THERE
Convenient trains
from Ahmedabad
PLACES
TO STAY
-
LUXURY
Express
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DELUXE
President,
New Aram
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MODERATE
Ashiana,
Kanku, Kirti, Puneet
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BUDGET/GUEST HOUSE
Kama,
numerous guest houses near ST bus stand
PLACES
TO EAT
President(multi-cuisine,
veg and non veg), New Aram(Indian-western
veg), Rangoli, Kalpana, numerous good
thali places.
