Page no. 68-69 Flashcards
_______ is in gujarat and was founded by _________ who ruled Gujarat in ______
Ahmedabad, sultan ahmad shah, 1411
Ahmedabad was capital from ——— to ——- but the capital is now ——-
1960-1970, gandhinagar
ahmedabad lies on banks of
Sabarmati river
Three main seasons
Monsoon winter and summer
The climate is ——- with ——- hottest months and max rainfall in ——- and coldest months are ——-
Extremely dry, march to June, mid June to September, November to February
festival celebrated during makar sankranti + another festival and what ppl perform
Uttarayan and another fest is navratri and people perform garba
Mention other important festivals
Diwali, rath yatra, eid, muharram and xmas
Popular foods
Dhokla thepla and Khakra
Blend of —-,—-&——- architecture
Hindi, Islamic and Jain
Gandhi ashram?
Mohandas karamchand gandhis home on the banks of sabarmati where he started his dandi march on 12 march 1930 for salt laws
One one minaret shakes, the other does but theyre connecting passage doesn’t
Shaking minarets or jhulta minara
famous mosque
sidi sayyid mosque that has carved latticework on windows or jaalis on arches
Tourist attractions:
Kankaria lake, jami masjid, bhandra fort, rani sipri mosque and tomb, and mata bhavani and dada harir stepwells
Unesco world heritage site
Old city of Ahmedabad on east bank of sabarmati river