Page no. 68-69 Flashcards

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_______ is in gujarat and was founded by _________ who ruled Gujarat in ______

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Ahmedabad, sultan ahmad shah, 1411

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Ahmedabad was capital from ——— to ——- but the capital is now ——-

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1960-1970, gandhinagar

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ahmedabad lies on banks of

A

Sabarmati river

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4
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Three main seasons

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Monsoon winter and summer

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5
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The climate is ——- with ——- hottest months and max rainfall in ——- and coldest months are ——-

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Extremely dry, march to June, mid June to September, November to February

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festival celebrated during makar sankranti + another festival and what ppl perform

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Uttarayan and another fest is navratri and people perform garba

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Mention other important festivals

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Diwali, rath yatra, eid, muharram and xmas

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Popular foods

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Dhokla thepla and Khakra

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Blend of —-,—-&——- architecture

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Hindi, Islamic and Jain

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Gandhi ashram?

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Mohandas karamchand gandhis home on the banks of sabarmati where he started his dandi march on 12 march 1930 for salt laws

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12
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One one minaret shakes, the other does but theyre connecting passage doesn’t

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Shaking minarets or jhulta minara

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12
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famous mosque

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sidi sayyid mosque that has carved latticework on windows or jaalis on arches

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13
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Tourist attractions:

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Kankaria lake, jami masjid, bhandra fort, rani sipri mosque and tomb, and mata bhavani and dada harir stepwells

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14
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Unesco world heritage site

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Old city of Ahmedabad on east bank of sabarmati river

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15
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Largest cricket stadium

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Sardar vallabhbhai patel stadium aka motera stadium

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Ahmedabad is major centre of —— industry and is aka ——-

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Cotton textile, Manchester of india

17
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First cotton mills

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Of Ahmedabad in 19 century