Jamnagar

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Jamnagar is a city of 495,000 in Jamnagar district, Gujarat in India.

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[edit] By plane

Jamnagar Airport 10 km. The Jamnagar airport has daily flights connecting it with Mumbai. airlines from jamnagar generaly indian air lines and air deccan.

[edit] By train

Jamnagar Railway Station is well connected with Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Calcutta,Gorakhpur,Varanasi and other important cities of India through regular trains.

The Saurashtra Mail and the Saurashtra Express are the popular trains that run between Jamnagar and Mumbai. Inter City Train Between Jamnagar and Ahmedabad leaves in the early morning. There are also trains to Dwarka.

[edit] By bus

Jamnagar has a well-established road link to various cities of Gujarat like Rajkot, Porbundar, Bhuj, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Baroda and Surat.

ST buses go hourly to Rajkot and every 30 minutes to Junagadh; other buses go to Dwarka, Porbandar, Bhuj and Ahemdabad and other places of Gujarat.

There are various private bus companies having modern buses in good condition and which are air conditioned; plying between Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat, Mumbai, etc

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[edit] By bus

[edit] By auto-rickshaw

Auto Rickshaw is the preferable transport by the locals. Fix the fare before getting on an auto rickshaw. Prices vary different place but it starts from Rs 7 upto 15 within the town, depending on the distance.

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Taxi is hired to travel longer distance. Everything within the town is covered by Auto Rickshaw. Again, fix the price and try to Bargain a bit!

[edit][add listing] See

BALAHANUMAN TEMPLE where Ramdhun "sri ram jay ram jay jay ram" is being sung since last 45 years. Non stop, round the clock. And it is world recored registered with Guiness Book of World Records.

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[edit] Learn

Learn the helpfulness and the care the people have for others from this city

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[edit][add listing] Buy

Jamnagar is world famous for Brass components. You can buy Brass Builders hardware like Tower Bolts, Hinges, Door Knob, Cabinet Knob, Door Handles, Door Stoppers, Zulla, Elbow, Tee etc. There are more than 2000 factories manufacturing various type of Brass components.

Jamnagar is also famous for its Bandhani (Traditional Sarees and Dresses), Kajal, Surama,and Kanku.

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Plain/Dry Fruit Kachori (a tasty and very spicy namkeen)is a must eat. Also 'Ghughara'(kind of kachori, served with Garlic and coriander chutney), again a MUST have!

Ice Gola's (chuski) is also very popular. You get different flavours and also various varieties like dry fruit gola, malai gola etc..

Jamnagar Food

[edit][add listing] Drink

Tea, Coffee, Fresh Jucies and Lassi, Nariyal Pani - you get these in any corner of Jamnagar.

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[edit] Talk

Local language is Gujarati, but there are people from all over India. If you can't speak Gujarati, you key is HINDI. I guess almost everyone understands Hindi in Jamnagar.

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