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Nature Attractions In Junagadh

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Junagadh pronunciation is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city is the 7th largest in Gujarat, located at the foot of the Girnar hills, 355 km south west of state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad. Literally translated, Junagadh means Old Fort. An alternate etymology gives the name as coming from Yonagadh, literally City of the Yona , referring to the ancient inhabitants of the city under the Indo-Greek Kingdom. It is also known as Sorath, the name of the earlier princely state of Junagadh. After a brief struggle between India and Pakistan, Junagadh joined India on 9 November 1947. It was a part of Saurashtra st...
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  • 1. Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary Junagadh
    Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It is located 43 km north-east of Somnath, 65 km south-east of Junagadh and 60 km south-west of Amreli. It was established in 1965, with a total area of 1,412 km2 , of which 258 km2 is fully protected as national park and 1,153 km2 as wildlife sanctuary. It is part of the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.In the 19th century, the rulers of Indian princely states used to invite the British colonists for hunting expeditions. At the end of the 19th century, only about a dozen Asiatic lions were left in India, all of them in the Gir Forest, which was part of the Nawab of Junagarh's private hunting grounds. Today, it is the only area in Asia, where...
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  • 2. Sakkarbaug Zoological Gardens Junagadh
    Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden also known as Sakkarbaug Zoo or Junagadh Zoo is a 200-hectare zoo that opened in 1863 at Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The zoo provides purebred Asiatic lions for the Indian and the international endangered species captive breeding program for the critically endangered species. Wild free ranging Asiatic lions have become extinct over most of Asia and are today found only in the nearby Gir Forest.
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  • 4. Kamleshwar Dam Junagadh
    The Kamleshwar Dam, officially known as the Hiran-I Dam, is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Hiran River in Visavadar, Gujarat, India. The dam is located within the Gir Forest National Park and was completed in 1959 for irrigation purposes. The reservoir created by the dam is known for its bird and crocodile populations.
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  • 7. Damodar Kund Water Reservoir Junagadh
    Damodar Kund is one of the sacred lakes as per Hindu beliefs, which is located at the foothills of Girnar hills, near Junagadh in Gujarat, India. It is considered holy, as per Hindu mythology and many Hindus prefer to bathe and immerse the ashes and the bones left after cremation of dead bodies, here at Damodar Kund due to a belief that the departed souls would get moksha here. It may be mentioned here other such famous places for immersion of ashes and bones are in Ganga at Haridwar and Triveni Sangam at Prayag.The water of the lake has properties of dissolving the bones. The lake is 257 ft long and 50 ft broad and only 5 feet deep. It is surrounded by a well built ghat. The steps for going up the Girnar hills start near Damodar Kund. At the foothills of Ashwatthama Hill in Girnar mountai...
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  • 10. Ahmedpur Mandvi Beach Junagadh
    Ahmedpur Mandvi Beach is situated on the coastline of the state of Gujarat, India. It is located in Ahmedpur Mandvi, near Diu in Gir Somnath District. This is 370 km away from Ahmedabad. and is one of the 14 beaches chosen by the state to promote beach tourism.
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  • 13. Porbandar Beach Porbandar
    Porbandar pronunciation is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama . It is the administrative center of Porbandar District.
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