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  :: Welcome To Official Portal of Gujarat Government - www.gujaratindia.com ::
It is conquering new grounds and is still at ease with the Number One position among different states in the country.
In the 21st Century, its goal is to be compared with the economic growth rate of developed nations.
Gujarat leader in urban healthcare: Modi - 26/09/07
www.gujaratindia.com   (87 words)

  
  Gujarat - LoveToKnow 1911
GUJARAT or Guzerat, a region of India, in the Bombay Presidency.
Its fertile plain, with a regular rainfall and numerous rivers, has caused it to be styled the "garden of India." It suffered, however, severely from the famine of 1899-1901.
As the language of the Parsis it is prominent in the Bombay press; and it is also the commercial language of Bombay city, which lies outside the territorial area of Gujarat.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Gujarat   (265 words)

  
  Gujarat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gujarat borders Pakistan, and the states of Rajasthan to the north-east, Madhya Pradesh to the east, Maharashtra and the Union territories of Diu, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the south.
Gujarat was a major center of Indian Ocean trade, and their capital at Anhilwara (Patan) was one of the largest cities in India, with a population estimated at 100,000 in the year 1000.
Gujarat was hit with a devastating earthquake on January 26, 2001 at 9:00, which claimed a staggering 20,000 lives, injured another 200,000 people and severely affected the lives of 40 million of the population.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gujarat   (3348 words)

  
 Gujarat. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Gujarat was constituted in 1960 from the Gujarati-speaking areas in the northern and western portions of the former state of Bombay.
Gujarat is governed by a chief minister and cabinet responsible to a unicameral elected legislature and by a governor appointed by the president of India.
W Gujarat was devastated by a strong earthquake in 2001, and the state was the scene of brutal anti-Muslim riots in 2002.
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 Gujarat State Guide
Located on the country's western coast, Gujarat is bounded by the Arabian Sea to the west and southwest and Pakistan to the northwest.
Gujarat's loveliest beach - and the state is well endowed with them - is Ahmedpur Mandvi whose chief attraction is the ethnic beach resort.
Situated on the Gujarat Coast, Dwarka is one of the holiest centres of Hindus.
www.indnav.com /servlet/Browse?mt=goToName&name=Gujarat   (331 words)

  
 Gujarat Summary
Gujarat borders Pakistan, and the states of Rajasthan to the north-east, Madhya Pradesh to the east, Maharashtra and the Union territories of Diu, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the south.
Gujarat was a major center of Indian Ocean trade, and their capital at Anhilwara (Patan) was one of the largest cities in India, with a population estimated at 100,000 in the year 1000.
Gujarat was hit with a devastating earthquake on January 26, 2001 at 9:00, which claimed a staggering 20,000 lives, injured another 200,000 people and severely affected the lives of 40 million of the population.
www.bookrags.com /Gujarat   (3715 words)

  
 2001 Gujarat earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2001 Gujarat earthquake was the most devastating earthquake in India in recent history.
It began on January 26, 2001 at 8:46 in the morning, centered near Bhuj in Gujarat, India.
In Ahmedabad, Gujarat's commercial capital and a city of 4.5 million, as many as 50 multistory buildings collapsed and several hundred people were killed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2001_Gujarat_Earthquake   (389 words)

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