Detourmap
Places worth the detour in Gujarat
Detourmap lists 28 places in Gujarat, India, across 2 kinds of detour. Best known: Lothal. 17 rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
- Places
- 28
- Oldest
- Lothal 2399 BC
- Little known
- 17 of 28
- Share of India
- 5%
Gujarat 28
All 28, best known first.
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1.Lothal
Archaeological · 24th century BC · Renowned
Prominent city of the ancient Indus valley civilization (present-day Gujarat, India)
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3.Gir National Park
Nature · 20th century · Renowned
Forest, national park, and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India
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4.Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Archaeological · Renowned
UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Panchmahal district in Gujarat, India, around the historical city of Champaner, a city which was built by Sultan Mahmud B…
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8.Shatrunjaya
Nature · Notable
Hills located by the city of Palitana, in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India
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23.Khirasara
Archaeological · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Nakhatrana Taluka, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
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24.Saraswati Mandir
Archaeological · 19th century · Hidden gem
Writer's house museum, historic site in Gujarat, India
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28.Kutch Bustard Sanctuary
Nature · 20th century · Hidden gem
Kutch Bustard Sanctuary or Kachchh Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, also known as Lala–Parjan Sanctuary, is located near Jakhau village in Nalia Taluka, Kutch D…
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Questions about this page
What is the best known place worth the detour in Gujarat?
Lothal, 24th century BC. Prominent city of the ancient Indus valley civilization (present-day Gujarat, India). It leads because more Wikipedia language editions cover it than any other place here.
How many places worth the detour are there in Gujarat?
28: 21 nature & landscapes and 7 archaeological & historic sites. 17 of them are little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages.
What is the oldest place on this map in Gujarat?
Lothal, dated to 2399 BC. 7 of the 28 places here carry a founding date at all.
What counts as Gujarat here?
Wikidata's own administrative boundary: a place is in Gujarat if its located in the administrative territorial entity chain leads there. Gujarat is a first-level division of India, the same level as a state or a province.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.