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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad district geography stubs, Cities and towns in Ahmedabad district, Villages in Ahmedabad district, Dholka City, Bapunagar, Sanand, Naroda, Juhapura, Bopal, Viramgam, Dhandhuka, Fedara, Sarkhej, Bavla, Ranpur, Salangpur, Gujarat, Vastrapur, Vataman, Thol Wildlife Sanctuary, Ahmedabad East, Vastrapur Lake, Kalupur, Dholera, Ahmedabad Cantonment, Lambha, Naranpura, Mithakali, Usmanpura, Vejalpur, Ranip, Jodhpur, Gujarat, Lilapur, Ahmadabad, Thaltej-Jodhpur Tekra, Chandlodiya, Singarva, Ahmedabad West, Ghatlodiya, Vastral, Memnagar, Sarkhej-Okaf, Nandej, Makarba, Ramol, Kali, India, Jetalpur, Gota, Gujarat, Shahibaug, Rojid, Charodi, Subhashbridge, Shahpur, Gujarat, Ashaval, Bantai. Excerpt: Ahmedabad .) (Gujarati: ) is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad. It is the seventh largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India, with a city population of approximately 4.0 million and metropolitan population of 5.4 million. In 2010, Forbes magazine rated Ahmedabad as the fastest-growing city in India, and third in the world after two Chinese cities - Chengdu and Chongqing. Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the River Sabarmati, 32 km from the state capital Gandhinagar. The city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad district and was the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970; the capital was shifted to Gandhinagar thereafter. In colloquial Gujarati, the city is commonly called Amdavad. Ahmedabad was founded on February 26, 1411 by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as the capital of the Gujarat Sultanate, and was named after him. Under British rule, a military cantonment was established and the city infrastructure was modernized and expanded. Though incorporated into the ...
