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Walkthrough in the old Ahmedabad (Gujarat - India)

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(EN) Ahmedabad (Gujarati: અમદાવાદ Amdāvād; Urdu: احمدآباد Aḥmadābād) is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the seventh largest city and fifth largest metropolis of India, with a city population of approximately 3.96 million and metro population of 5.41 million.[3][4] Located on the banks of the River Sabarmati, the city is the administrative centre of Ahmedabad district and was the capital of Gujarat from 1960 to 1970; the capital was shifted to Gandhinagar thereafter.In the middle of 1990's it was the fifth largest city in india.In colloquial Gujarati, the city is commonly called Amdavad. Ahmedabad was founded in 1411 by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as the capital of the Gujarat Sultanate, and was named after him. Under the British rule, a military cantonment was established and the city infrastructure was modernized and expanded. Though incorporated into the Bombay Presidency during British rule, Ahmedabad remained the most important city in the Gujarat region. The city established itself as the home of a booming textile industry, which earned it the nickname the "Manchester of the East."[5][6] The city was at the forefront of the Indian independence movement in the first half of the 20th century.[7] It was the centre of many campaigns of civil disobedience to promote workers' rights civil rights and political independence. With the creation of the state of Gujarat in 1960, Ahmedabad gained prominence as commercial capital of the state. The city is witnessing a major construction boom and population increase. A rising centre of education, information technology and scientific industries, Ahmedabad remains the cultural and commercial heart of Gujarat and much of western India. (F) Ahmedabad (l'étymologie islamo-persane étant "la ville d'Ahmed") est la principale ville de l'État du Gujarat, en Inde. Elle compte environ 5,2 millions d'habitants, c'est la sixième ville de l'Inde. Autrefois appelée la Manchester d'Inde, de ce patrimoine textile aujourd'hui ne reste que très peu de choses. Capitale de l'État de 1960 à 1970, date à laquelle elle fut déplacée à Gandhinagar. Située sur les rives de la riviére Sabarmati, elle jouit d'un climat chaud et sec. (D) Ahmedabad ist mit 3.724.300 Einwohnern in der eigentlichen Stadt und 4.970.200 im urbanen Ballungsgebiet (Stand jeweils 1. Januar 2004) die sechstgrößte Stadt Indiens und das wirtschaftliche Zentrum in Gujarat. N23°01'47" E72°35'27" Geolocalisation: http://maps.google.fr/maps/ms?cd=2&hl;=fr&ie;=UTF8&msa;=0&msid;=112774287410344269201.0004900ab5cad44b203b3 VALPARD FILMS http://valpardfilms.awardspace.com/