Jamnagar is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat, and serves as the capital of the Jamnagar district. Its population in 1991 was roughly 326,000 people. The city was built up substantially by Maharaja Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji in the 1920s, when the district was known as Nawangar. The district lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch. Jump to: navigation, search Melbourne, Australia by night For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Definition The word Maharaja (also spelled maharajah) comes from the Sanskrit words maha meaning great and raja meaning king. Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates (ruler or sovereign). ... Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji (10 September 1872–2 April 1933) was an Indian nobleman and Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team. ... Jump to: navigation, search Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... The Gulf of Kutch is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. ...

Most residents of Jamnagar are Gujarati and speak the Gujarati language. A small percentage speak the Kachchi language, which is written in the Gujarati script but is not mutually intelligible with Gujarati. Jump to: navigation, search Gujarati (ગુજરાતીalso sometimes Gujrati) is a language native to the state of Gujarat in western India. ... The Kachchi language is spoken in western India, particularly in the Kutch area of the state of Gujarat. ...

Jamnagar has recently shot to prominence as Reliance Industries has established the world's largest refinery there. A refinery is a building and/or the equipment used for refining or processing specific products. ...

The only marine sanctuary of India is near Jamnagar - on the coral reef island of Pirotan. Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef. ...

Jamnagar is well-known for its four marble Jain temples: Vardhman Shah's Temple, Raisi Shah's Temple, Sheth's Temple, and Vasupujya Swami's Temple. All were built between 1574 and 1622. Marble This page is about the metamorphic rock. ... Jump to: navigation, search JAIN is an activity within the Java Community Process, developing APIs for the creation of telephony (voice and data) services. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ...

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