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Gujarat is a state lies on the northwestern seaboard of India and shares a border with Pakistan .It is the most industrialized state in India. The international border with Pakistan is to the north-west. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast.
The name of the state is derived from Gujarata (Gurjar Rashtra), which means Gurjar nation. Gurjars were an old clan that was present even during the Mahabharata period, according to another theory, they are one of the Central Asian tribes that migrated to India beginning from around the first century BC.
. It is believed that a tribe of Gujjars migrated to India around the 5th century. The history of Gujarat, however, began much earlier. Settlements of the Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the Harappan Civilisation, have been found in the area now known as Gujarat. Gujarat's coastal cities, chiefly Bharuch, served as ports and trading centres in the Maurya and Gupta empires. After the fall of the Gupta empire in the 6th century, Gujarat flourished as an independent Hindu kingdom. The Maitraka dynasty, descended from a Gupta general, ruled from the 6th to the 8th centuries from their capital at Vallabhi, although they were ruled briefly by Harsha during the 7th century. The Arab rulers of Sind sacked Vallabhi in 770, bringing the Maitraka dynasty to an end. A branch of the Pratihara clan ruled Gujarat after the eighth century. In 775 the first Parsi (Zoroastrian) refugees arrived in Gujarat from Iran.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Time zone - IST (UTC+5:30)
Area - 196,024 km² (75,685 sq mi)
Capital - Gandhinagar
Largest city - Ahmedabad
District(s) - 26
Language(s) - Gujarati
Gujarati is the official language of Gujarat to make your travel easier we are adding some basic words and their translation in Gujarati.
BASIC WORDS TRANSLATION
Hello - Namasté (Pronounced: Nuh-muste )
Hello. (informal) - Tame kem cho (Pronounced: Tuh-may Kay-m Cho )
How are you? - Kem chho?
Fine, thank you. - Hun saro chhu[male]. Hun sari chhu[female]
What is your name? - Tammaru Naam su Che? (Pronounced: Tuh-maru
naam su che )
Nice to meet you.- Tamne maline anand thaiyo (Pronounced: Tuhm-nay
mull-ine Aah-nand Tha-eeyo )
Please - Dhuhn-Ya-Vaad
You're welcome - Tamaro Abhaar (Pronounced: Tuh-maro Aah-bhaar) )
Yes - Haa.
No - Naa.
Excuse me. (begging pardon) - Maaf Karjo. (Pronounced: Maaf kur-jo)
I'm sorry - Manne Maaf Karo [please forgive me] (Pronounced: Muh-nay Maa Kuh-Ro )
Do you speak English? - Tamme Angreji Bolee Shako Cho. (Pronounced: Tuh-may Un-greji Bo-lee Sha-ko Cho)
Is there someone here who speaks English? - Ahheya koi Angreji Bolva vallu che (Pronounced: Ahee-ya Koi Un-greji Bol-va Va-lu Che? )
Help - Madad Karo (Pronounced: Muh-dud Kuh-Roh))
Good morning - Su Prabhat (Pronounced: Soo Pruh-Bhaat. )
Good night - Shub Ratri (Pronounced: Shoe-bh Raa-tree.)
I don't understand - Manne samaj nathi padtee (Pronounced:Muh-Nay
Sa-muj Nuh-thee Pud-tee.)
Where is the toilet? - Sauchalay kya che ? (Pronounced: Sau-Cha-Lay
Kya che?)
