\nCapital<\/strong><\/td>\nGandhinagar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nDate of Formation<\/strong><\/td>\n1st<\/sup> May 1960<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLargest city<\/strong><\/td>\nAhmedabad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nState Boundaries<\/strong><\/td>\nRajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, UT of Daman & Diu, Dadar & Nagar Haveli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nInternational boundary<\/strong><\/td>\nPakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nSea borders<\/strong><\/td>\nArabian Sea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nState Animal<\/strong><\/td>\nAsiatic Lion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nState Bird<\/strong><\/td>\nGreater Flamingo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nState Tree<\/strong><\/td>\nMango<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nState Flower<\/strong><\/td>\nGolgotha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nNumber of districts<\/strong><\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nLanguages<\/strong><\/td>\nGujarati<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nRivers<\/strong><\/td>\nLuni, Sabarmati, Mahi, Narmada, Tapti, Banas, Saraswati, Damanganga<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nFestivals<\/strong><\/td>\nNavratri, Kite festival, Kutch Utsav, Modhera dance festival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nEco System<\/strong><\/td>\nRanges from deserts, Scrublands, Grasslands, deciduous forests, Wetlands to mangroves, coral reefs, estuaries and gulfs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nMountain ranges<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Garda hills<\/li>\n
- Barda hills<\/li>\n
- Gir range<\/li>\n
- Rajpipla hills<\/li>\n
- Chhota Udaipur hills<\/li>\n
- Black hills<\/li>\n
- Mandav hills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nPhysical<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Coastal region<\/li>\n
- Semi-arid Kachchh region towards west<\/li>\n
- Kathiawar Peninsula (Saurashtra)<\/li>\n
- Alluvial Plain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nClimate<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Wet in the southern districts<\/li>\n
- Desertic in the north-west region<\/li>\n
- Winter \u2013 12 to 26 Celcius (November to Feburary)<\/li>\n
- Summer \u2013 29 to 42 Celcius (March to May)<\/li>\n
- Monsoon- 27 to 35 Celcius (June to October)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nRann of Kutch<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Seasonal Salt marsh located in Thar desert in Gujarat<\/li>\n
- Two parts: Great Rann of Kutch and Little Rann of Kutch<\/li>\n
- Mangrove & Desert vegetation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nArts and crafts<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Bandhani or tie-and-dye fabric<\/li>\n
- Woven Patola fabric<\/li>\n
- Rich embroidery by Rabari tribals<\/li>\n
- Soof embroidery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nDance, Drama \u00a0& Music forms<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Dandiya Raas<\/li>\n
- Garba dance<\/li>\n
- Tippani<\/li>\n
- Padhar Dance<\/li>\n
- Bhavi Folk drama<\/li>\n
- Hallisaka<\/li>\n
- Dangi Nrita<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTourist places<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Laxmi Vilas Palace (Baroda)<\/li>\n
- Rani ki Vav<\/li>\n
- Kevadia Colony (Sardar Sarovar Dam)<\/li>\n
- Somnath Temple (Near veraval)<\/li>\n
- Dawarakadheesh temple of Lord Krishna (Dwarka)<\/li>\n
- Haji Pir Dargah (Kutch)<\/li>\n
- Gir Forest National Park (Junagadh)<\/li>\n
- Lothal (Ahmedabad)<\/li>\n
- Dholavira (Kutch)<\/li>\n
- Saputara hill station (Dang district)<\/li>\n
- Kirti Mandir (Porbandar)<\/li>\n
- Science Centre (Surat)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nMajor crops<\/strong><\/td>\nGroundnuts, Cotton, Tobacco<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nMinerals<\/strong><\/td>\nBauxite, Salt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nOil & Petroleum<\/strong><\/td>\nShale Gas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nIslands<\/strong><\/td>\nKhadir, Pirotan, Nora, Bhaidar, Bet\/Piram Bet, Shiyal Bet, Sadhu bet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nBeaches<\/strong><\/td>\nAhmedpur Mandvi, Chorwad, Tithal, Somnath beach, Dwarka Beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nNational Parks<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Gir National Park (Lion, Leopard, Chital, Chausinga, Hyena, Sambar, Chinkara, Herpetofauna, Crocodiles and birds).<\/li>\n
- Vansda National Park (Leopard, Hyena, Chital, Chausinga, Birds, Herpetofauna)<\/li>\n
- Black Buck National Park (Blackbuck, Wolf, Houbara bustard, Harrieres, Lesser florican, Herpetoufaua)<\/li>\n
- Marine National Park (Sponges, Corals, Jelly fish, Sea horse, Octopus, Oyster, Pearl oyster, Starfish, Lobster, Dolphi, Digong, Waterfowls)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nBiosphere reserve<\/strong><\/td>\nGreat runn of Kuch biosphere reserve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nFamous Personalities<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi<\/li>\n
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel<\/li>\n
- Morarji Desai<\/li>\n
- Narsinh Mehta<\/li>\n
- Vikram Sarabhai<\/li>\n
- Jamshedji Tata<\/li>\n
- Uday Kotak<\/li>\n
- Parnav Mistry<\/li>\n
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah<\/li>\n
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nCities Located at the banks of river<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Surat \u2013 Tapi<\/li>\n
- Ahmedabad \u2013 Sabarmati<\/li>\n
- Gandhinagar \u2013 Sabarmati<\/li>\n
- Baruch \u2013 Narmada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nMulti-purpose projects<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Sardar Sarovar Project \u2013 Narmada river<\/li>\n
- Kakrapa Project \u2013 Tapi river<\/li>\n
- Mahi Project \u2013 Mahi Project<\/li>\n
- Ukai Project \u2013 Tapi river<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nIndustries<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Diamond cutting and polishing (Surat)<\/li>\n
- Woolen Textile \u2013 Jamnagar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nWorld Heritage Site<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Rani-Ki-Vav, Patan<\/li>\n
- Champaner-Pavagarh Archeological Park<\/li>\n
- Historic city of Ahmedabad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nTribes<\/strong><\/td>\nBarda, Bavacha, Charan, Dubla, Kathodi, Chodhara, Gamit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \nInstitutes<\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n- Institute for Plasma research<\/li>\n
- National Research centre for Groundnut<\/li>\n
- IIM<\/li>\n
- National institute of Design<\/li>\n
- Physical research laboratory<\/li>\n
- Central salt and marine chemicals research institute<\/li>\n
- Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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