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Amreli districtis

Amreli districtis located near the Gulf of Khambhat in Arabian Sea. Amreli district is bounded by Bhavnagar dist. in the East, Junagadh district in the West, Rajkot dist. in the North and Arabian sea in the south. There are 11 Talukas & 7 Municipalities in the district. It covers 7381 sq.km. area. It has population of 13,93,295.

Lathi is a taluk headquarters in Amreli District. It is situated 9 km to the south of Chavad and 19 km to the east of Chital. Lathi is the birthplace of the poet Kalapi. Shri Swaminarayan Mandir is the prime attraction. Bhurakhiya Hanuman Mandir and Khodiyar Mandir at Babra are also major tourist spots accessible from here.

History

Amreli district derives its name from the town of Amreli, which is the Head Quarter of the district. It is believed that during the year 534 AD, Amreli existed as a city place with name Anumanji. After that the name was Amlik and then Amravati. The ancient Sanskrit name of Amreli was Amarvalli. Initially Amreli was the part of Former Gaikwad State of Baroda. During Gaikwad regime in 1886, the compulsary and free education policy was adopted in Amreli for the first time. After independence the district became the part of Bombay State and a separate district in Gujarat State after the bifurcation of Bombay State.

Places of Interest

Gir Wildlife Sanctaury: In the southwest of the peninsular state of Gujarat, lies the 116 square-mile Gir sanctuary created to protect the last wild population of Lion outside the African regions. Since 1913 when the Lion population over here fell drastically to just 20 animals, the numbers have increased to around 300.

Port Pipavav: Port Pipavav is located in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, 135 km south-west of Bhavnagar. The port has three dry cargo berths and one LPG / liquid cargo berth. The three cargo berths have a length of about 725 m, which are equipped with instruments capable of handling multipurpose cargo.