Rajkot
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Rajkot (2001 pop. 966,642) is a city of Gujarat state in India.
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Rajkot is also a district in the state of Gujarat. Rajkot City is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Location
This district is surrounded by Kutch (North), Surendranagar, Bhavnagar (East), Amreli, Junagadh (South) and Jamnagar (West) districts.
It is located at Latitude: 22.3N; Longitude: 70.8E; Elevation: 134 meters Rajkot Geography/Weather (http://www.usda.gov/agency/oce/waob/jawf/profiles/graphs/climate/l6.html)
History
Founded in 1612 by Vibhaji Jadeja and Raju Sandhi. During British Rule, it was a regional headquarter for the British rule.
After Independence, it became the capital of Saurashtra State. The State Assembly used to be in Rajkot. Dhebarbhai Patel was the first Chief Minister of Saurashtra State.
When states were created based on Languages spoken by the people, city along with Saurashtra State was merged into Gujarat State.
Mahatma Gandhi spent his early years in Rajkot while his father was a Diwan to the Saurashtran Nawab, and the house where Gandhi lived is now a museum named Kaba Gandhi No Delo. He went to school in here (Alfred High School, now called as Mahatma Gandhi High School).
Places to Visit
- Aaji Dam
- Ishwariya
- Watson Museum
- Jubilee Park
- Rajkumar College - founded in 1870 aimed at educating the princes of Kathiawad, RKC is one of the finest and elite K-12 institutions in the country.
- Race Course
- Kaba Gandhi No Delo
External link
- Rajkot info at tourism-of-india.com (http://tourism-of-india.com/rajkot.html)