Junagadh tourism and travel guide
Overview
Junagadh is one of the beautiful and culturally flourishing cities in Gujarat. The ancient city of Junagadh is located on the west coast of India and in the state of Gujarat. The city is enclosed by Girnar Dataar hills on three sides and the Arabian Sea on the other. It is surrounded by the Girnar Dataar hills and the other by the Arabian Sea.
There is no airport in Junagadh. Rajkot, at a distance of 106 km, is the nearest one. Direct flights from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore are available at these airports.
Junagadh is well connected to the places inside Gujarat like Ahmedabad, Bhuj, Surat, Vadodara, Bhavanagar, Dwarka, Somnath, and Rajkot via regular bus service.
Junagadh Junction Station has train services from places like Mumbai, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram, Pune, and Jabalpur.
Junagadh has been blessed with many tourist attractions like Mahabat Maqbara, Narsinh Mehta Choro, Durbar Hall Museum, Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden, Mount Girnar, Damodarji Temple, Damodar Kund, Ashoka's Rock Addicts, and Uperkot Fort. Apart from this, tourists come here to enjoy the natural beauty and see Asiatic lions in the wildlife sanctuary.
A fairytale moat, a picturesque palace, and a temple are the main attractions of Junagadh today. A visit to Junagadh will allow understanding the various aspects and true essence of Gujarat
As Junagadh is a historical city ruled by Hindu and Muslim rulers, it has mixed cultures. The city is influenced by Jain and Buddhist culture. Junagadh is famous for its forts, markets, spices and customs, music-dance culture, and friendly people.
The people of Junagadh celebrate both western and Indian festivals such as Holi, Janmashtami, Navaratri, good Friday, Christmas, Mohrram, Ramzan, Ganesh Chaturthi.
The people of Junagadh have the perfect art of vegetarian cooking, and their cuisine is delicious and mouth-watering. The traditional Gujarati Thali is the best way to taste delicious Gujarati dishes.
Gujarati is famous for Junagadh Kathiawari without food. This dish is most popular in the Saurashtra region. Kathiawari is a delicious food ingredient made with fresh vegetables and is a part of Gujarati thali. It tastes sweet and tangy and can be found anywhere on the highway. The curry can be served with roti or boiled rice.
At an altitude of 107 meters, Junagadh city is located at 21.52 N 70.47 ° E. Located on the Kathiawar Peninsula, Junagadh district is bounded on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, bordered by Amreli district to the east, Rajkot district to the north, and Porbandar district to the northeast. Junagadh is located in the seismically active zone of the third region, which makes it an earthquake-prone area.
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