Saurashtra is a well-known peninsula region in Gujarat, western India.

Cities

• 🌍 Bhavnagar — busy industrial centre, base for journeys to nearby sites

• 🌍 Dwarka — one of the seven most ancient cities in India where Lord Krishna lived

• 🌍 Jamnagar — home to the world’s largest oil refinery complexes

• 🌍 Junagadh — city of ancient Ashokan Stone Edicts and highest mountain of Gujarat, Girnar

• 🌍 Morbi — watchmaker and ceramic city

• 🌍 Palitana — city associated with Jain legends and history

• 🌍 Porbandar — birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi

• 🌍 Rajkot — former capital of the state of Saraushtra

• 🌍 Surendranagar — city with famous Vruksh Mandir (Tree Temple)

• 🌍 Somnath — (Veraval) place which has the first Jyotirlinga from the twelve

• 🌍 Upleta — a city and municipality. The Jain temple, mosque and the temple of Mojeshwar Mahadev are tourist sites

• 🌍 Virpur — Jalaram Bapa's birth place

Other destinations

• 🌍 Blackbuck National Park —

• 🌍 Gir Forest National Park — the only home of the Asiatic lions

• 🌍 Pirotan Island —

Understand

Talk

Kathiyawadi-Gujarat is the language spoken in Saurashtra.

Get in

Jamnagar Airport (JGA ^IATA), Bhavnagar Airport (BHU ^IATA), Porbandar Airport (PBD ^IATA).

Get around

See

Do

Eat

• Kathiyawadi Thali
• Gathiya
• Gola - Made from crushed ice with different flavors in Summer

Drink

• Chhaas (Buttermilk)

Stay safe

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