Junagadh

Junagadh

India
 city, southwestern Gujarat (Gujarāt) state, west-central India. It lies near the Girnar Hills of the Kathiawar Peninsula. The many temples and mosques in the vicinity reveal the city's long and complex history. To the east are the Uparkot, an old Hindu citadel; Buddhist caves dating from the 3rd century BCE; and the edicts (carved on stone) of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. The peaks of the Girnar Hills are dotted with Jaina temples. A Rajput stronghold until the 15th century, Junagadh was captured in 1472 by Maḥmūd Begarā of Gujarat, who named it Mustafabad and built a mosque, now in ruins. The city is a commercial and manufacturing centre and is served by railroads and a highway.

      The area in which Junagadh is situated occupies the southwestern Kathiawar Peninsula and is bounded southwest by the Arabian Sea. It consists of a level plain except for the Girnar Hills and the forested Gir Hills, where the only wild lions in India survive. Agricultural products include cotton, grains, pulses, oilseeds, and sugarcane. The region is well supplied with harbours, the chief one being Porbandar. Pop. (2001) city, 168,515; urban agglom., 252,108.

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