26 Facts About Junagadh

Uparkot Fort of Junagadh was occupied by the Chudasamas during the reign of Graharipu.

Junagadh is credited with construction of the stepwells Navghan Kuvo and Adi Kadi Vav in the fort.

Under the Gujarat Sultanate, Junagadh was governed by an official, styled thanadar, appointed directly by Ahmedabad.

Daulat Khan Ghori died of his wounds during the siege, and henceforth Junagadh became the seat of the imperial faujdars of Sorath in subordination to the imperial viceroy at Ahmedabad.

Junagadh built a mausoleum for himself in the Sardar Baug, but he died at Thatta, in Sindh, and is said to have been buried there and not at Junagadh.

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Junagadh was faujdar from about 1666 to 1686, but in 1670 he went for a short time to Idar and was replaced by Syad Dilerkhan.

In 1730, Mohammad Sher Khan Babi, who owed allegiance to the Mughal governor of Gujarat Subah, founded the state of Junagadh by declaring independence after the invasion by the Maratha Gaekwad dynasty.

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple in Junagadh was constructed on land presented by Jinabhai Darbar of Panchala, and dedicated on 1 May 1828.

India asserted that Junagadh was not contiguous to Pakistan and, believing that if Junagadh was permitted to accede to Pakistan communal tension already simmering in Gujarat would worsen, refused to accept the nawab's accession to Pakistan.

India cut off supplies of fuel and coal to Junagadh, severed air and postal links, sent troops to the frontier, and occupied the principalities of Mangrol and Babariawad, which had acceded to India.

Junagadh became a part of the Indian state of Saurashtra until 1 November 1956, when Saurashtra became part of Bombay state.

Junagadh city is located at at the foot of Mount Girnar, with the Arabian sea to the southwest, Porbandar to the north, and Amreli to the east.

Junagadh city has two rivers, the Sonrakh and the Kalwo, which is polluted from city sewers.

Junagadh has relatively low to medium housing and land costs in comparison to cities like Rajkot.

Religions represented in Junagadh includes Hindus, Muslims, Jains, Christians, and Buddhists.

Politics of Junagadh city has always been closely contested between the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP).

Regional parties active in Junagadh are the Mahagujarat Janta Party, the Samata Party, and the Republic Party of India.

Junagadh has 194, 196 registered voters, of which 100, 050 are male and 94, 146 female.

Junagadh has more than 1000 hand pumps and 200 stand posts situated throughout the city drawing from groundwater sources.

Junagadh is connected to Rajkot, Ahmedabad, and Veraval by National Highway 8D.

Under the new government policy of encouraging biotechnology, Junagadh has been identified as an agriculture biotechnology zone.

Junagadh is an education hub where people from nearby towns and villages come to study.

Schools in Junagadh are either municipal schools run by the municipal council or private schools run by trusts or individuals, which in some cases receive financial aid from the government.

Junagadh's many ruling dynasties—such as Babi Nawabs, Vilabhis, Kshatraps, Mauryas, Chudasamas, Gujarat Sultans—and its religious groups have influenced the architectural syles of Junagadh.

The Maqbaras and numerous age-old palaces in Junagadh tell the story of its rich historical and architectural past.

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Apart from these religious and national festivals, Junagadh annually celebrates its accession to India on 9 November 1947 as the independence day of the city.