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Basic Information

Chief Minister: Vijay Rupani
Governor: Acharya Devvrat
Capital: Gandhi Nagar

Important Symbols

AnimalAsiatic Lion
BirdGreater Flamingo
TreeMango
FlowerMarigold

National Parks

NATIONAL PARK
Gir National Park
Blackbuck National Park
Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
Vansda National Park

Wildlife Sanctuaries

WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Gaga Great Indian Bustard WLS
Gir WLS
Girnar WLS
Lala Great Indian Bustard WLS
Marine (Gulf of Kutch) WLS
Nal Sarovar Bird Santuary
Narayan Sarovar (chinkara) WLS
Porbandar Lake WLS
Thol Lake WLS
Wild Ass WLS
Kacchh Desert WLS
Mitiyala WLS
Purna WLS
Ratanmahal Sloth Bear WLS
Rampara vidi WLS
Khijadiya Bird WLS
Barda WLS
Shoolpaneshwar WLS
Balaram-Ambaji WLS

Hydro Power Plants

DAMRIVER
Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada
Ukai DamTapi
Dantiwada DamWest Banas
Kandana DamMahi
Kamleshwar DamHiran
Dharoi DamSabarmathi
Dholidhaja DamBhogavo
Karjan Dam Karjan

Thermal Power Plants

NAME
Gandhinagar Thermal Power Plant
Ukai Thermal Power Station
Kawas Thermal Power Station
Jhanor- Gandhar Thermal power Station
Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station
Mundra Thermal Power Plant
Sabarmathi Thermal Power Station
Surat Lignite Thermal Power Station
Sikka Thermal power Station
Wanakbori Thermal Power Station
Dhuruvan Thermal Power Plant

Nuclear Power Plants

NAME
Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant

Airports

AIRPORTLOCATION
Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport Karnavati

Stadiums

STADIUMTYPE/ PURPOSELOCATION
Khanderi Cricket Stadium (Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium) CricketRajkot
CL Sport Complex CricketVadodara
Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium CricketKarnavati (Ahmedabad)
The Arena FootballKarnavati (Ahmedabad)
CB Patel International Cricket StadiumCricketSurat
Saurashtra Cricket Association StadiumCricketRajkot
Moti Bagh Stadium CricketBaroda
IPCL Sports Complex GroundCricketBaroda
Madhavrao scindia Cricket GroundCricketRajkot

Sea Ports

SEA PORT
Kandla (Deendayal Port Trust)

Important Lakes

LAKELOCATION
Hamirsar Lake Kutch
Kankaria LakeKarnavati
Thol LakeMehsana
Nal Sarovar Karnavati
Lakhota LakeJamnagar
Vastrapur LakeKarnavati
Sursagar LakeVadodara

Festivals

FESTIVAL
Navaratri
Kite Festival
Modhera Dance Festival
Saptak Music Festival
Holi

Important Cities

CITYNICKNAME
SuratDiamond City of
India,
Textile City of India
VadodaraCultural City of India,
Sayaji Nagari,
Banyan City,
World capital of Garba
Jaisalmer Golden City of India
Karnavati(Ahmedabad) Boston of India
Manchester of India

Important cities on River Bank

CITYRIVER
Surat Tapti
Karnavati (Ahmedabad)Sabarmati
BharuchNarmada
VadodaraVishwamitri. Mahi, Narmada

Dance Forms

FOLK/ TRIBAL DANCECLASSICAL DANCE
Dandiya RaasGarba
Garbi
Tippani
Bhavai
Vinchhudo
Hudo
kahalya

Forts/Palaces

FORT/ PALACELOCATION
Laxmi Vilas Palace Vadodara

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

SITEYEAR OF NOMINATION
Champaner- Pavagadh Archaelogical Park 2004
Rani- ki- Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) 2014
Historic City of Ahmedabad2017

Temples

TEMPLELOCATION
Somnath TempleSaurashtra
Dwarakadhish Temple Dwarka

Tombs

TOMB/ MAUSOLEUMLOCATION
Mahabat Maqbara Junagadh
Ahmed Shah’s Tomb Ahmedabad
Hazira Maqbara Vadodara

Recent Current Affairs

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