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DeutschSaurashtra, a peninsular region in Gujarat, is the lower jaw of the lion-shaped state in western India.
Cities
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- 1 Bhavnagar — busy industrial centre, base for journeys to nearby sites
- 2 Dwarka — the mythical city of Krishna
- 3 Jamnagar — home to the world's largest oil refinery complexes
- 4 Junagadh — city of ancient Ashokan Stone Edicts and highest mountain of Gujarat, Girnar
- 5 Morbi — watchmaker and ceramic city
- 6 Palitana — city associated with Jain legends and history
- 7 Porbandar — birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi
- 8 Rajkot — former capital of the state of Saraushtra
- 9 Surendranagar — city with famous Vruksh Mandir (Tree Temple)
- 10 Somnath — (Veraval) place which has the first Jyotirlinga from the twelve
- 11 Upleta — a city and municipality. The Jain temple, mosque and the temple of Mojeshwar Mahadev are tourist sites
- 12 Virpur — Jalaram Bapa's birthplace
Other destinations
[edit | edit source]- 1 Blackbuck National Park —
- 2 Gir Forest National Park — the only home of the Asiatic lions
- 3 Pirotan Island —
Understand
[edit | edit source]Talk
[edit | edit source]Kathiyawadi-Gujarat is the language spoken in Saurashtra.
Get in
[edit | edit source]Jamnagar Airport (JGA IATA), Bhavnagar Airport (BHU IATA), Porbandar Airport (PBD IATA).
Get around
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[edit | edit source]Eat
[edit | edit source]- Kathiyawadi Thali
- Gathiya
- Gola - Made from crushed ice with different flavors in Summer
Drink
[edit | edit source]- Chhaas (Buttermilk)