Kathiawar
Peninsula in Western India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kathiawar ([kɑʈʰijɑʋɑɽ]) is a peninsula, near the far north of India's west coast, of about 61,000 km2 (23,500 sq mi) bordering the Arabian Sea. It is bounded by the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest and by the Gulf of Khambhat in the east. In the northeast, it is connected to the rest of Gujarat and borders on the low, fertile hinterland of Ahmedabad. It is crossed by two belts of hill country and is drained radially by nine rivers which have little natural flow aside from in monsoon months, thus dams have been built on some of these. Kathiawar ports have been flourishing centres of trade and commerce since at least the 16th century.[1]
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Kathiyawar
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| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Languages | |
| • official | Gujarati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Etymology and history
The name Kathiawad seems to have been derived from the early settlements of Kathikas or Kathis who entered Gujarat from Sindh in early centuries of the Common Era.[2][3]
History
Literary comment
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The state of the region in the early nineteenth century is shown in Letitia Elizabeth Landon's poetical illustration, "Scene in Kattiawar", to an engraving of a painting by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield.[4]
Districts in Kathiawad Region
Geography and ecosystem
The natural vegetation on most of the peninsula is xeric scrub. A range of low hills known as the Gir Hills occupies the south-central portion of the peninsula. The highest of these is Girnar. The hills are home to an enclave of tropical dry broadleaf forest.[5]
Gir National Park and its surroundings host the last remaining Asiatic lion population.[6][7] Other national parks in Kathiawar are Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar on the Gulf of Cambay, and Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch, near Jamnagar.[citation needed]
Antiquity (places: history, archaeology, nature, religion)
Notable characters and figures
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Religion, pre-history, spirituality
Society, ideology, politics, leadership
Governance, nobility, reforms, politics
Art, literature, poetry, journalism, socialism
Sports
Cinema, entertainment, music, folklore
- Mohammed Chhel
- Vijay Bhatt
- Nanabhai Bhatt
- Dina Pathak
- Asha Parekh
- Shahabuddin Rathod
- Parveen Babi
- Dimple Kapadia
- Manhar Udhas
- Pankaj Udhas
- Mehul Kumar
- K. Lal
- Alka Yagnik
- Ben Kingsley
- Hemant Chauhan
- Neeraj Vora
- Himesh Reshammiya
- Dilip Joshi
- Anjum Rajabali
- Anand Gandhi
- Chhel Vayeda
- Pan Nalin
- Sanjay Chhel
Business, industry, innovation, entrepreneurship, philanthropy
History and culture
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