Kathiawar in between Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambat. Image NASA Earth Observatory

Kathiawar or Kathiawad (Gujarati: કાઠીયાવાડ ; IPA: [kaʈʰijaʋaɽ]) is a peninsula in western India. It is part of Gujarat state, bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on the southeast and east by the Gulf of Cambay. Image File history File links Gujarat Gegoraphy. ... Image File history File links Gujarat Gegoraphy. ... Gulf of Kutch on the left. ... The Gulf of Cambay (also the Gulf of Khambat) is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. ... NASA Earth Observatory is an online publication of NASA where the public can access satellite imagery and scientific information about our planet for free. ... Gujarati (ગુજરાતી GujÇŽrātÄ«; also known as Gujerati, Gujarathi, Guzratee, and Guujaratee[3]) is an Indo-Aryan language descending from Sanskrit, and part of the greater Indo-European language family. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... A peninsula in Croatia A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three or more sides by water. ... , Gujarat (Gujarati: , IPA:  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... Rann of Kutch on the Top Left. ... Kutch (Kuchchh) District, State of Gujarat Kutch (also spelled Cutch, Kachh, Kachch and even Kachchh) is a district of Gujarat state in western India. ... The Arabian Sea (Arabic: بحر العرب; transliterated: Bahr al-Arab) is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui, the north-east point of Somalia... The Gulf of Cambay (also the Gulf of Khambat) is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. ...

Etymology

The area derives its name from Kathi clan of Rajput Rules. Rajput is a Hindu Kshatriya caste. ...

People

A person from Kathiawar is called a "Kathiawadi". for more information on Kathis(rajputs of gujrat), read colonel James Todd's "Annals and Antiquittes of rajasthan" and the chpt. on the 36 royal races of india.

Major Cities

The major cities of Kathiawar are Rajkot in the center of the peninsula, Jamnagar on the Gulf of Kutch, Bhavnagar on the Gulf of Cambay, Porbandar on the west coast, historic city of Junagadh on the South. Diu, an island town formerly part of Portuguese India and now part of the Indian union territory of Daman and Diu, lies off the south coast of Kathiawar. The city of Somnath and its famous temple are also located on the south coast. , Rajkot   (2005 pop. ... , Jamnagar is a city and a municipal corporation in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. ... , Bhavnagar (Gujarati: , Hindi: , ) is a city in the Indian state of Gujarat. ... Porbandar   is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Junagadh is a city, in Junagadh District, in the Indian state of Gujarat. ... Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ... Portuguese India (Portuguese: or Estado da Índia) was the aggregate of Portugals colonial holdings in India. ... A Union Territory is an administrative division of India. ... Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ... The Somnath Temple located in the Prabhas Kshetra near Veraval in Saurashtra, on the western coast of Gujarat, India is one of the twelve Jyotirlings (golden lingas) symbols of the God Shiva. ...

Other Geographic Features

The natural vegetation on most of the peninsula is xeric scrub, part of the Northwestern thorn scrub forests ecoregion. A range of low hills, known as the Gir Hills, occupy the south-central portion of the peninsula, the highest of which is Girnar. The hills are home to an enclave of tropical dry broadleaf forest, part of the Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion. Gir National Park, which includes the forested hills around Girnar, is home to the last remaining Asiatic lions left in the wild. Other national parks on Kathiawar are Blackbuck National Park (Velavadar) on the Gulf of Cambay and Marine National Park, on the Gulf of Kutch near Jamnagar. Deserts and xeric shrublands is a biome characterized by a dry climate. ... The Northwestern thorn scrub forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of Pakistan and northwestern India. ... Girnar (also known as Girnar Hill) is a collection of mountains in the Junagadh District of Gujarat, India. ... Trinidad and Tobago dry forest on Chacachacare showing the dry-season deciduous nature of the vegetation The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. ... The Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of western India. ... An ecoregion, sometimes called a bioregion, is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... Image:Gujarat. ... For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). ... Blackbuck National Park at Velavadar is situated in the Bhavnagar District of Gujarat state, India. ... Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat state, India. ...

Before Indian independence in 1947, most of Kathiawar was divided into numerous princely states, ruled by local potentates who acknowledged British sovereignty in return for local autonomy. These states comprised the Kathiawar Agency. The rest of the peninsula, chiefly in the east along the Gulf of Cambay, were districts ruled directly by the British. The entire peninsula was part of British India's Bombay Presidency. A princely state or native state was a feudal monarchy in British India ruled by a hereditary ruler, who was nominally sovereign. ... Kathiawar Agency was a political unit that was part of the old Bombay Presidency in British India. ... Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. ...

Presents Districts of old Kathiawar, Gujarat.

Upon independence, Kathiawar became part of India, although the Muslim ruler of Junagadh made it a part of Pakistan (Junagadh was the first province of Pakistan); few months later India invaded, and Junagadh acceded to India, although Pakistan still maintains a claim to it. The former princely states of Kathiawar were grouped into the new province of Saurashtra, which became a state in 1950. In 1956, Saurashtra was merged into Bombay State, and in 1960, Bombay state was divided along linguistic lines into the new states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Diu remained in Portuguese hands until 1961, when it was occupied by Indian troops, and was integrated into India as part of the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu in 1962. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1058x749, 62 KB) Summary Districts of Saurastra region of Gujarat State (India) - Self Made - w:User:Miljoshi - December 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kathiawar Amreli District Surendranagar District Junagadh District Jamnagar District Bhavnagar District Porbandar... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1058x749, 62 KB) Summary Districts of Saurastra region of Gujarat State (India) - Self Made - w:User:Miljoshi - December 2005 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Kathiawar Amreli District Surendranagar District Junagadh District Jamnagar District Bhavnagar District Porbandar... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... , Gujarat (Gujarati: , IPA:  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ... Junagadh is a city, in Junagadh District, in the Indian state of Gujarat. ... Saurashtra in between Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambat. ... India is a federal republic comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. ... Bombay state is a former state of India. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... , Goa   (Konkani: गोंय goṃya; Marathi: govā; Portuguese: ) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population. ...

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