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| {{Locations_Infobox
| | #REDIRECT [[Ahmadabad]] |
| |presidency=[[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay]]
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| |image=Huthi Singhs Tomb, Ahmedabad.jpg
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| |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=27.179700,78.021400&z=15&t=h&hl=en 23.103144°N 72.692302°E]
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| |altitude= 53 m (174 ft)
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| |presentname= Ahmedabad
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| |stateprovince= [[Gujarat]]
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| |country= India
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| |transport= [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]<br>[[Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway]]<br>[[Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway]]
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| '''Ahmedabad''' (Ahmadabad in the ''Imperial Gazetteer'') is the name of a city and district to the north-west of [[Baroda]]. It was the second largest city in the Presidency of Bombay.
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| == Spelling Variants ==
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| Modern name: Ahmedabad<br>
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| Variants: Ahmadabad<br>
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| ==History==
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| 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.
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| ==Transport==
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| 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.
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| == External links ==
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| [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Ahmedabad "Ahmedabad"] ''Love to Know 1911''<br>
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| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmedabad "Ahmedabad"] ''Wikipedia''.
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| [[Category:Locations]] | | [[Category:Locations]] |
| [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] | | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] |