About Jamnagar

The Jamnagar city is noted for its tourist places, festivals, Hotels and many more. The following section has brief information about Jamnagar such as Jamnagar Tourist Attractions, History, Culture, Weather and many more in this tour guide.

The Bhujio Kotho, Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary, Ranjitsagar Dam, Ranmal Lake, Lakhota Lake are some of the amazing tourist places in Jamnagar. The Lakhota Lake is a lovely place to spend some time with family and friends and tourist can also enjoy chaat at various chaat stalls. There is a lovely fort-like building near the lake which was called Lakhota Tower and now it has been converted to Museum and known as a Lakhota Museum where can see various unique things. The Ranmal Lake is a peaceful lake and one of the best places in Jamnagar for bird watching, where you can see various types of birds mostly during migratory season. The Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary is a worth visiting Wildlife Sanctuary near Jamnagar. The Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary is best place to watch various types of birds like great Indian bustard, demoiselle cranes, Spot-billed Ducks, flamingoes, common cranes, pelicans and many more. Tourists can also watch various animals like golden jackal, jungle cat, Indian wolf, nilgai, mongoose, etc. Find out more about Jamnagar tourist places here.
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The Khijadia Bird Sanctuary, Bet Dwarka, Narara Marine National Park, Dwarka, Nageshvara Jyotirlinga, Narara Island, Ghumli, Gopnath Mahadev Temple, beaches are some of the enthralling tourist places near Jamnagar. The Narara Marine National Park is the best tourist place near Jamnagar noted for its coral reefs and marine animal species like giant sea anemone, jelly fish, starfish, octopus, sponges, etc. If you are lucky enough you may also spot whale shark and dolphin in the surrounding sea. The another enthralling place to visit near Jamnagar is Khijadia Bird Sanctuary which is perfect place for bird watching as it is home more than 300 species of local as well as migratory birds. The Dwarka which was the home of lord Krishna is also located near Jamnagar. The Narara Island is also well noted for its mangroves and countless species of marine life. The main attraction of Narara Island is sea flower which shrinks into the ground when touched. Find out more about Jamnagar tourist places which are worth visiting.
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Summer begins from March till June mid and weather of Jamnagar is hot, humid and temperature is also high normally not a good time to go Jamnagar for holiday. Monsoon begins from June mid till September and Jamnagar city witnesses heavy rainfall in the month of July. Winter begins from October till January and this period is the best time to travel Jamnagar for vacation. Find out in depth about Jamnagar weather and best time to visit Jamnagar in this tourist guide.
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Once when Jam Rawal's was hunting on a place which is today known as Jamnagar, he saw a hare who was brave enough to attack the hunting dogs and putting them to fight. Impressed by this incident, he thought that if this place can breed such brave hares, then men born in this land would be brave than any other men. So he decided to make this place his capital.
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The Khijada Temple, Shantinath Mandir, Bala Hanuman Temple, Bhidbhanjan Temple, Jamnagar Jain Temples and Mota Ashapura Maa Temple. The truly beautiful Bala Hanuman Temple is the must visit temple in Jamnagar where tourist can hear nonstop Sri Ram, Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram prayer. The Khijada Temple is also worth visiting temple in Jamnagar and has beautiful upper wall which displays scenes from the life of Krishna. Find out in depth information about Jamnagar Temples here.
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Activities to do in Jamangar are all about sightseeing in Jamnagar, shopping in Jamnagar and eating out in Jamnagar. Sightseeing in Jamnagar is all about visiting to tourist places in Jamnagar such as Ranmal Lake, Ranjitsagar Dam, Lakhota Lake, etc. You can also do bird watching near Jamnagar in the Gaga Wildlife Sanctuary where you can spot various bird and animal species. You can also visit to Narara Marine National Park to see various Marine animals and coral reefs. Shopping in Jamnagar is all about shopping of Bandhani dress materials, art pieces, handicrafts and many more. Find out what to do in Jamnagar in this about Jamnagar page.
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If you are planning to travel Jamnagar for holiday then without any doubt you can easily reach Jamnagar by Train, Bus or Flight. The city is well connected to major cities by road, rail and flight. There are daily trains, flights and buses connecting Jamnagar from major cities.
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The Jamnagar Map is useful page while touring in Jamnagar. Tourists can refer this Map page to find out road directions to various tourist places in Jamnagar. Check out more road direction in Jamnagar Map.
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Jamnagar is well noted for its arts and craft. The bandhej work is very popular in Jamnagar and you can find various types of bandhej fabrics here. The Jamnagar city is also very famous for its eye-catching brass showpieces.
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The festive season are also best time to visit this city mostly during the Makar Sankranti festival and Navratri festival. The Makar Sankranti festival is the perfect festival for kite flyers. The kite lovers from various parts of India visit Jamnagar to see kite flyers flying various shapes, sizes and colors of Kite.
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Even today some of the people in Jamnagar wear traditional cloths which include chorno, short tunic for upper body and thick colorful turban for gents and chaniyo, choli, colorful odhni and silver jewelry for ladies.
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The Jamnagar pin code is 361001. Explore the list of Jamnagar pin code here.

The Jamnagar population city is 443,518 as of 2001.

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