Category: Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, also known as Amdavad, was India’s first city to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991. Gujarat’s largest city is a vibrant cosmopolitan centre, offering a seamless blend of the breathtaking architecture of centuries-old mosques and modern avant-garde design. The Sabarmati River cuts Ahmedabad in half, creating two separate cities. The historic district, with its narrow alleys and vibrant culture, can be found on the river’s eastern bank, while the modern, huge new town on the western bank has carved out a unique niche in urban development. When you factor in the city’s abundance of delicious street cuisine and colourful bazaars, Ahmedabad quickly becomes a tourist mecca where you’ll be spoiled for choice.

The pols (neighbourhoods) in the old city, also called the walled area, are a traditional kind of communal dwelling. The ancient city was protected by a wall that stretched for 10 kilometres and featured 12 gates, 189 bastions, and over 6,000 battlements. Only the elaborately carved and calligraphed gates, some of which feature projecting balconies, survive this structure today. The Eastern part has old-world elegance with antique gates and colonial-era structures, while the western part has educational institutions, multiplexes, and business districts.