Ahmadabad
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| Ahmadabad | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 23.103144°N 72.692302°E |
| Altitude: | 53 m (174 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Ahmedabad |
| State/Province: | Gujarat |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| Ahmadabad |
Ahmadabad, to the north-west of Baroda, was the headquarters of Ahmadabad District in Bombay Province during the British period. It was the second largest city in the Presidency of Bombay. It is now the largest city in the state of Gujarat.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Ahmedabad
Variants: Ahmadabad
History
During the 1st Maratha War, General Goddard captured the city in the Battle of Ahmadabad. Subsequently restored to the Marathas, it again came under British rule in 1818.
Transport
Ahmedabad was the northern end of the original section of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway which ran south via Baroda to Surat. By 1905, two metre gauge branch lines also originated at Ahmedabad.
