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Vadnagar is a town and municipality in the Mehsana district of the state of Gujarat in India. It is located 35 km (22 mi) from Mehsana . Its ancient names include Anartapura (the capital of Anarta ) and Anandapura.
Jan 16, 2024 · Vadnagar is described as a multicultural and multireligious settlement that included Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and Islamic influences. The excavation uncovered seven cultural stages (periods) , including Mauryan, Indo-Greek, Indo-Scythian, Hindu-Solankis, Sultanate-Mughal, and Gaekwad-British colonial rule, up to the present day.
Nov 24, 2022 · Vadnagar is to the north of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Located at a 2-hour distance from Ahmedabad, Vadnagar is a small town in the Mehsana district of Gujarat. It is just 35 km from Mehsana city. It is the hometown of PM Narendra Modi and came into the limelight after he was elected as the 14th prime minister of India.
Jan 13, 2024 · India’s oldest living city found in PM Modi’s native village Vadnagar: multi-institution study A deep archaeological excavation at Vadnagar, shows evidence of a human settlement that is as old ...
Criterion (ii): Vadnagar was strategically situated at the crossroads of two major ancient trade routes – one which led from central India to Sindh and to further northwest, and the other from the port towns on the Gujarat coast to Rajasthan and north India. The routes then further connected Vadngar with sites in western Indian Ocean, and traditionally Vadnagar was also known as one of the important land ports (Sthal Pattan) of Gujarat.
2 days ago · Vadnagar is mentioned often in the Puranas and even in the travelogue of the great Chinese traveler, Hieu-en-Tsang (7th century), as a rich and flourishing town. The inscription on the Arjun Bari Gate shows that King Kumarpal fortified the city in 1152 AD. Some other names attributed to Vadnagar in history are Chamatkarpur, Anandpur, Snehpur ...
Vadnagar is a historic town in Northern Gujarat, India. Situated between the foothills of the Aravali mountains and the Rupen River, the current town sits atop a huge mound. Constant structural changes made by humans led to new additions which can be seen as a 24 m high mound. One of the most important ports in the country was Vadnagar ...
