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Jamnagar (pronunciation ⓘ) is a city and the headquarters of Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch, some 337 kilometres (209 mi) west of the state capital, Gandhinagar.
Coordinates: 22°15′0″N 70°0′0″E. Jamnagar District is a district of Gujarat in Western India. Its headquarters are located in the eponymous city of Jamnagar. It hosts the production facilities of large Indian companies [3] such as Reliance.
Jamnagar. Type: City with 2,160,000 residents. Description: Indian city in the state of Gujarat. Categories: big city and locality. Location: Jamnagar Rural, Jamnagar district, Saurashtra, Gujarat, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia. View on OpenStreetMap.
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History
The founder of the princely state of Jamnagar was the Great Jam Rawal, who descended on the northern coast of Kathiawar in 1535 AD. Jam Rawal's father Jam Lakhaji ruled in Terabanu in Kutch. Jamnagar was then known as Halar. According to bardic chronicles, Jam Lakhaji had two cousins Tamachi Deda and Hamirji Jadeja, who envied his reputation for valor. Their envy was heightened by the fame of Jam Lakhaji at the siege of Pawagadh. So largely did he contribute to its capture by Bahadurshah, the...
By plane
1. 22.46555670.01251 Jamnagar Airport (JGAIATA) (is located 10 km from the city). Air India operates daily flights from Mumbai. 2. There are many flights from New Delhi and other metro cities to Ahmedabad (AMDIATA) (which is about 5 hours from Jamnagar) and there are 5 daily flights connecting Mumbai and Rajkot (which is 1½ hours from Jamnagar). Both the places are well connected to Jamnagar by excellent roads.
By train
22.49329470.0531052 Jamnagar Railway Station. This station is well connected with Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Calcutta, Gorakhpur, Varanasi and other important cities of India through regular trains. The Saurashtra Mail and the Saurashtra Express are the popular trains that run between Jamnagar and Mumbai. The Inter City Train between Jamnagar and Surat leaves in the early morning. There are also trains to Dwarka. Delhi Ahmedabad by Rajdhani and the bus service from Paldi (Ahmedabad) will get y...
By bus
Jamnagar has a well-established road link to various cities of Gujarat like Rajkot (4 lane), Porbandar, Bhuj, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Baroda and Sura. The popular bus services are private bus operators. (Shrinath, Patel, Gujarat & Eagle Travels). The cost from Ahmedabad to Jamnagar is approx. ₹300. You can get lavish Volvo bus of Patel travels or Eagle travels @ ₹400. Sometimes they offer you small dish of snacks as well. The fastest bus is at 10PM from Ahmedabad, which reaches at 2:20AM. ST bu...
By bus
There is an excellent local bus service, and you can catch most of the buses from near the Town Hall. State Transport Bus Service (ST BUS) connects Jamnagar to all villages and cities of Gujarat.
By auto-rickshaw
Auto rickshaw is the preferred transport, locally. Fix the fare before getting on an auto rickshaw. Prices vary by distance but start from ₹7 up to ₹15 within the town.
By taxi
Taxis are hired to travel longer distance. Everything within the town is covered by auto rickshaw. Again, fix the price and try to bargaina bit!
22.46280370.0712271 Balahanuman Temple, ☏ +91 288 255 8196. This is where Ramdhun Sri Ram Jay Ram Jay Jay Ramis being chanted non-stop since the last 51 years. And it is a world record registered w...22.46471670.069522 Lakhota Palace and Museum.CampingWalking at the Bird ParkSailing to any one of the 42 islands22.60062469.956511 Marine National Park.Jamnagar is world famous for Brass components. You can buy Brass Builders hardware like Tower Bolts, Hinges, Door Knob, Cabinet Knob,Door Handles, Door Stoppers, Zulla, Elbow, and Tee. There are more than 2000 factories manufacturing various type of Brass components. Jamnagar is also famous for its Bandhani (Traditional Sarees and Dresses), Kajal, ...
Jamnagar people love to eat, so here one finds quite a many food joints scattered all around the city; they maybe a hawker with foods on display in his lorry or a small shop selling food to the huge waiting list of people. Sundays are the days when most people go out to have fun in Jamnagar. Fun in Jamnagar means going out for a long drive or makin...
22.46963470.0732271 Hotel Ashiana, New Super Market, ☏ +91 288 255 9110.22.46974770.0418792 Hotel Fortune Palace, Airport Road, ☏ +91 2882720291. Luxurious hotel with 45 rooms, Saffron Restaurant.22.4707570.0711713 Hotel President (Near Town Hall), ☏ +91 288 2557491. Situated in the heart of the city. 48 rooms, all with attached bathroom & private balcony.Local language is Gujarati, but there are people from all over India. If you can't speak Gujarati, many understand Hindi. English is understood in a few of the bigger shops.
The people of Saurashtra, in general and Jamnagar in particular, are very friendly and helpful. A case in point is when the riots took place in 2002, Jamnagar was totally unaffected though the rioting had spread up to Rajkot. During the festival months one can find women and young girls walking around even late at night. The composition of the popu...
From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Boundaries of Gujarat's Jamnagar district at the 2011 census of India. https://github.com/datameet/maps/tree/master/Districts. Data available under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5. Hidden category: Pages with coordinates.
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