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Population:1300,000
Telephone Area Code: 079
Modern, as compared to most of
the other cities of Gujarat,Bhavnagar was founded
by Bhavsinhji Gohil, the rulers of Sihor in 1723 AD. Bhavnagar is an
intermediate port with a natural harbour. To overcome the difficulty of
siltation and to ensure the floatation of ships even with receding tides a
lock gate has been constructed at the concrete jetty. The city has associations
with Mahatma Gandhi, who went to
university here, and relics of his
life can be seen at Gandhi
smriti in the 1895 AD Barton museum building,
which also has a fine collection
of coins, stamps, guns and other arms,
sculpture and folk arts.
For the
tourist it is a convenient base for visits to the town of Palitana and the
sacred hill of Shatrunjaya.Bhavnagar isn't the most
exciting place to visit and few travellers get here. It does, however,
have an interesting old bazaar area with overhanging wooden balconies,
countless little shops, lots of local colour and not a tourist in
sight.
HOW TO GET THERE :
- Road : It is situated 791 Kms. from Bombay via Bhavnagar 200 Kms
from Ahmedabad via Sihor.
- Air : Various domestic airlines
connecting Bombay and Surat.
- Rail : It is on the western Railway line. It is
761 Kms. from Bombay via Ahmedabad and 788 Kms. via
Viramgam.
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