Patan, Gujarat

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Patan, Gujarat is a historic city in western India renowned for its ancient stepwell Rani ki Vav and its traditional Patola silk weaving.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
historic city
administrativeStatus municipality
climate semi-arid climate
country India
distanceFromAhmedabad approximately 125 km
district Patan district
economicActivity textile trade
tourism
formerName Anahilapataka
Anhilwara
foundedBy Vanraj Chavda
foundingCentury 8th century
governingBody Patan district
surface form: Patan Nagarpalika
hasEducationalInstitution Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
hasHeritageSite Rani ki Vav
hasMonument Jain temples of Patan
Rani ki Vav
Sahasralinga Talav
hasPostalCodeType PIN
heritageStatusOfMainMonument UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalEra medieval India
historicalRole capital of the Chaulukya (Solanki) dynasty
isLocatedOn banks of the Saraswati River
knownFor Jain temples
Patan Patola silk weaving
Rani ki Vav
medieval architecture
stepwells
language Gujarati
Hindi
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
majorReligion Hinduism
Jainism
nearbyCity Ahmedabad
Mehsana
region Western India
surface form: western India
state Gujarat
tourismAttraction Patola House
Rani ki Vav
Sahasralinga Talav
tourismType heritage tourism
traditionalCraft double-ikat Patola weaving
handloom weaving
transport connected by road to Ahmedabad
connected by road to Mehsana
UTCOffset +5:30

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Bairam Khan deathPlace Patan, Gujarat