10 Facts About Sihor

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Sihor is a town, a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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2.

Name Sihor evolved from Saraswatpur, Sinhalpur, Sinhpur, Sinhor, and Shihor.

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3.

Sihor is considered to be a prominent Buddhist circuit from about 5th-6th Centuries BC through Maitraka dynasty.

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4.

Geologists are of opinion that rocks and the pattern of Sihor hills are unique and the age of this region would be older than that of Himalayas mountain range.

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However, references, mentions and evidences of Nana Sahib's consistent stay in Sihor have been more dominant and documented in regional records and articles at regular intervals since many decades, for he spent his rest of the life in Sihor, initially as a sage.

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6.

Sihor was a place still quiet, serene, surrounded by hills, with difficult passages and forests stretching up to Girnar range.

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Sihor is a Chunval village, about twelve miles north of Viramgam, where, in 1825, were the well-marked remains of an old city.

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8.

Nearest airport to Sihor is Bhavnagar Airport which has direct flights to Mumbai.

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9.

Sihor is connected to major parts of Saurashtra, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and rest of India by rail.

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10.

Major points of attraction in Sihor are the 12th century Brahma Kund - built by Raja Jayasimha Siddharaja, Gautameshwar Temple and Lake, Sihor's hills and treks, and the 17th century Vijay Vilas Palace of the Maharajahs, with fine paintings and wood carvings.

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