Palanpur
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| State : | Gujarat | ||
| District : | Banaskantha | ||
| Sub-district : | Palanpur | ||
| Location : | 24 ° 10 ′ N , 72 ° 26 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 226 m | ||
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Inhabitants : - Agglomeration : |
127,125 (2011) 140,344 (2011) |
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Palanpur is a city of about 142,000 inhabitants (2011 census) in the Indian state of Gujarat . It is the administrative seat of the Banaskantha District .
history
Palanpur was the capital of the former princely state of Palanpur . The origins of the city go back to the 7th century, when a fabulous previously populated place called Pralhadan Patan was repopulated . In the 14th century, the city fell to the Pashtun Jhalori dynasty. It was fortified in 1750 with a 5 km long wall of which only one city gate has survived. Since 1809/17 it belonged to the British protectorate Palanpur, which became a federal state with the independence of India in 1947. This was dissolved in 1949 and fell to the state of Bombay ; later the city came to the state of Gujarat.
Attractions
- Stepwell Mithi Vav
- Mira Gate , old city gate
- Kirti Stambh , 22-meter-high memorial tower of the Jhalori dynasty in traditional-eclectic style (1918)
- Jorawar Palace (1936)
