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Peninsula in Western India
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Jamnagar Airport (JGA), Bhavnagar Airport (BHU), Porbandar Airport (PBD).
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Bhavnagar is a city in the Saurashtran peninsula of Gujarat, India, known as an industrial hub excelling in salt and jewellery production, and is associated with Mahatma Gandhi, who went to university here. It is located off the coast of the Gulf of Cambay in the Arabian Sea.
Dwarka is a city and a municipality in Gujarat, India. Dwarkadish temple is one of the finest in India, and it dominates the city's small skyline.
Jamnagar, the Jewel of Kathiawar, is a coastal city on the Gulf of Kutch, in the state of Gujarat, India. It has unspoilt islands and beaches, hills, temples, palaces, forest, fantastic birdlife in the bird sanctuary and marine sanctuaries and fascinating corals and marine life in the Marine National Park.
Junagadh is a historical city in Gujarat, in the west of India, on the Arabian Sea. The region of Junagadh became a district of Gujarat state in 1960.
Morbi a city and a municipality in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India.
Palitana is a city and a municipality in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, 50 km south-west of Bhavnagar city. It is a major pilgrimage centre for Jains.
Porbandar is a city in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, India. It is the historical birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, and the mythical birthplace of Sudama, the childhood friend of the Hindu god Krishna.
Rajkot is a city in the state of Gujarat in Western India. Rajkot rather appeals to spiritual tastes.
Surendranagar is a city and a district in the Saurashtra region of the state of Gujarat in India.
Veraval-Somnath is a city on the west coast of India in the Junagadh district in the state of Gujarat. The Somnath Temple in the Prabhas Kshetra, near Veraval, is the most sacred of the twelve Jyotirlings (lingas of light) of the God Shiva.
Upleta is a city in the Rajkot district of the Saurashtra area of Gujarat.
Virpur is a village 53 km from Rajkot reached through highway NH-8b.
Blackbuck National Park at Velavadar is situated near Vallabhipur (Vallabhi) in the Bhavnagar District of Gujarat state.
Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan-Gir, is a wildlife sanctuary and protected forest area in Gujarat, India. It is considered one of the most important protected natural areas in Asia due to the rare animals living here, particularly the pure Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica).
Pirotan Island is one of the islands in the Marine National Park near Jamnagar district in Gujarat.
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