Kathiawar Peninsula

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geographical region peninsula

Kathiawar Peninsula is a large, historically significant peninsula in western India, forming part of present-day Gujarat and projecting into the Arabian Sea.

Aliases (6)

Kathiawar ×3
Saurashtra ×2
Saurashtra peninsula ×2
Kathiawar Peninsula from mainland Gujarat ×1
Kathiawar coast ×1
Saurashtra region ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region → peninsula →
agriculturalProducts	cotton → groundnut → millets → oilseeds →
bordersBodyOfWater	Arabian Sea →
climate	semi-arid → tropical monsoon influenced →
connectedBy	national highways of India → rail network of Western Railway zone →
containsCity	Bhavnagar → Gondal → Jamnagar → Jetpur → Junagadh → Morbi → Porbandar → Rajkot → Surendranagar → Veraval →
containsHillRange	Alech Hills → Barda Hills → Girnar Hills →
containsProtectedArea	Gir National Park → Gir Wildlife Sanctuary →
containsRiver	Bhadar River → Mahi River (lower reaches influence region) → Ozat River → Shetrunji River →
country	India →
economicActivity	agriculture → animal husbandry → fishing → port trade → salt production →
ethnicGroup	Gujarati people → Kathiawadi communities →
hasCoastlineOn	Gulf of Khambhat → Gulf of Kutch →
highestPoint	Girnar →
historicallyRuledBy	Chudasama dynasty → Gaekwad of Baroda (parts) → Gohil dynasty → Jadeja dynasty → Jhala dynasty → Princely states →
historicalRegion	Kathiawar Agency → Princely states of Kathiawar →
historicalSignificance	center of numerous princely states in colonial India → important region in maritime trade on Arabian Sea →
knownFor	Asiatic lion habitat →
locatedIn	Gujarat → western India →
majorPort	Bhavnagar → Porbandar → Veraval →
partOf	Saurashtra region →
primaryLanguage	Gujarati →
projectsInto	Arabian Sea →
religiousSite	Dwarkadhish Temple (nearby on western coast of Gujarat) → Girnar Jain temples → Somnath Temple (on its coast) →
separatedFrom	Kutch by Gulf of Kutch →
wasPartOf	Bombay Presidency → British India →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jadeja Rajputs ("Kathiawar") → Kathiawar Agency → Porbandar ("Saurashtra region") → Princely State of Porbandar → United State of Kathiawar →	locatedIn
Jamnagar → Junagadh → Porbandar State →	partOf
Porbandar State ("Kathiawar") → Tara Mandir Planetarium ("Saurashtra") →	region
Western India ("Kathiawar coast") →	hasCoastalRegion
Gujarat ("Saurashtra") →	hasRegion
Bombay Presidency →	hasTerritory
Porbandar ("Kathiawar") →	historicalRegion
Jadeja Rajputs ("Saurashtra peninsula") →	regionOfInfluence
Gulf of Khambhat ("Kathiawar Peninsula from mainland Gujarat") →	separates
Kathiawari ("Saurashtra peninsula") →	spokenIn