Junagadh | 100 Years Ago | Princely State Junagadh | Old Junagadh | ૧૦૦ વર્ષ પહેલાનુ જૂનાગઢ | રજવાડુ

Описание: Junagadh | 100 Years Ago | Old Junagadh | Princely State Junagadh | ૧૦૦ વર્ષ પહેલાનુ જૂનાગઢ | રજવાડુ

The town of Junagadh stands at the foot of the sacred Girnar mountain. It was the capital of Gujarat and an important monastic centre between the 2nd and 4th Centuries.
Literally translated, Junagadh means "Old Fort". A different etymology derives the name from "Yonagadh" (literally, "City of the Yona (Greeks)", referring to the ancient inhabitants of the city under the Indo-Greek Kingdom). It is also known as "Sorath", the name of the princely state of Junagadh.
After a brief struggle between India and Pakistan, Junagadh voted to join India in a plebiscite held on 20 February 1948. It was a part of Saurashtra state and later Bombay state. In 1960, in consequence of the Maha Gujarat movement, it became part of the newly formed Gujarat state.
Junagadh city has two rivers, the Sonrakh and the Kalwo, which is polluted from city sewers. The city has several lakes: Narsinh Mehta Sarovar, Damodarji, Sudarshan Lake, etc. Willingdon Dam, Hasnapur Dam, and Anandpur Weir are the main water sources for the city.
It has many ancient places like Damodar Kund, Bhavnath Taleti, Darbar Hall, Upatkot, Khapra Kodhiya Cave, Jamma Masjid, Ayna Mahel, Bazar of Junagadh, Bahauddin College, Mahabat Maqbara, Railway Station of Junagadh, Girnar, Datar, Ambaji Temple, Jain Temple, Swami Narayan Temple etc.

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