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n. A city of the Indian state of Gujarat.
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Ahmedabad (; also known as Amdavad Gujarati pronunciation: ) is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat, which is a state in India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. With a population of more than 6.3 million and an extended population of 7.2 million, it is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India. Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River, from the state capital Gandhinagar.
Ahmedabad has emerged as an important economic and industrial hub in India. It is the second largest producer of cotton in India, and its stock exchange is the country's second oldest. Cricket is a popular sport in Ahmedabad, which houses the 54,000-seat Sardar Patel Stadium. The effects of liberalisation of the Indian economy have energised the city's economy towards tertiary sector activities like commerce, communication and construction. Ahmedabad's increasing population has resulted in an increase in the construction and housing industries resulting in recent development of skyscrapers.
In 2010, it was ranked third in Forbes's list of fastest growing cities of the decade. In 2012, The Times of India chose Ahmedabad as the best city to live in in India. As of 2014, Ahmedabad's estimated gross domestic product was $119 billion.
Ahmedabad has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
Ahmedabad Lok Sabha constituency was a Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency in Gujarat state in western India till 2008.
Ahmedabad ( Urdu: ), is a small village in Central Hunza with a population of approximately 1500.
Ahmedabad may refer to:
- Ahmedabad
- Ahmedabad district
- Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
- Ahmedabad (Hunza)
Usage examples of "ahmedabad".
Statement of Mahatma Gandhi made before the Court during his Trial in Ahmedabad on the 18th March 1921.
Mahommed Babar actually said, and swore to it in the name of the Most High, that in Delhi and such-like ancient places even in Ahmedabad and Lucknow--Moslems and Hindus had fraternized and sunk old grievances in the hope of combining to clear India of foreigners from end to end.
The men from Calcutta, Bombay, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Aden, Peshawar and the far North saw fit to be more polite to the judge and his wife than the Moplahs might have been if left to themselves.
It was just a postcard from Ahmedabad, where the Great Royal was performing, but the thought was what mattered to Dr Daruwalla.
Dubhoy was reduced, and the city of Ahmedabad, the capital of Guzerat, carried by storm.
He did not mind the frequent traveling, he had to undertake, but he planned them well so that he managed to complete his business within a day or two and return to Ahmedabad where he had his head office.