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{{short description|Regions in Indian state of Gujarat}}<br />
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Regions of [[Gujarat]] are based on geographic location and climate. The official Gujarat state portal lists five regions.<ref>{{cite web|title=ALL ABOUT GUJARAT Major Cities and Places|url=http://www.gujaratindia.com/printpreview.aspx?id=15&lg=en&|website=[[Government of Gujarat]]|accessdate=27 March 2017}}</ref><br />
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== [[Kutch district|Kutch]] ==<br />
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**[[Kutch district|Kutch]], geographically largest and one of the least populated district of Gujarat with nearly half of its area being mostly uninhabited [[Great Rann of Kutch]] and [[Little Rann of Kutch]]<br />
* Geographic location - northwesternmost area of Gujarat on [[India–Pakistan border]] <br />
* Climate - Dry & semi [[desertic]]<br />
* Language/Dialect - The languages spoken predominantly in Kutch is Kutchi and to lesser extent Sindhi and Gujarati. [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] is a dialect of [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]].<br />
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== [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] ==<br />
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[[file:Map_GujDist_Saurastra.png|thumb|200px|Map of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]].]]<br />
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** [[Amreli District|Amreli]]<br />
** [[Bhavnagar District|Bhavnagar]]<br />
** [[Botad District|Botad]]<br />
** [[Devbhoomi Dwarka District|Dwarka]]<br />
** [[Gir Somnath District|Gir Somnath]]<br />
** [[Jamnagar District|Jamnagar]]<br />
** [[Junagadh District|Junagadh]]<br />
** [[Morbi District|Morbi]]<br />
** [[Porbandar District|Porbandar]]<br />
** [[Rajkot District|Rajkot]]<br />
** [[Surendranagar District|Surendranagar]]<br />
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* Geographic location - It is part of Gujarat state, bounded on the north by the great wetland of the [[Rann of Kutch]], on the northwest by the [[Gulf of Kutch]], on the west and south by the [[Arabian Sea]], and on the southeast and east by the [[Gulf of Cambay]].<br />
* Climate - dry & soil is black with high moisture.<br />
* Language/Dialect - [[Saurashtra language|Kathiaawadi]] which has large set of different words from the proper [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. Common difference from Gujarati is most time "aa" is replaced with "e" while speaking.<br />
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== [[North Gujarat]] ==<br />
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[[File:Administrative_map_of_Gujarat.png|thumb|200px|Map of Gujarat, also showing districts of [[North Gujarat]].]]<br />
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** [[Aravalli District|Aravalli]]<br />
** [[Banaskantha District|Banaskantha]]<br />
** [[Gandhinagar District|Gandhinagar]]<br />
** [[Mehsana District|Mehsana]]<br />
** [[Patan District|Patan]]<br />
** [[Sabarkantha District|Sabarkantha]]<br />
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* Geographic location - North part of Gujarat.<br />
* Climate - air is dry but soil is fertile and moisture is less though recent irrigation project has given significant advantage in farming.<br />
* Language/Dialect - similar to Gujarati language with little exceptions.<br />
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== [[Central Gujarat]] ==<br />
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** [[Ahmedabad District|Ahmedabad]]<br />
** [[Anand District|Anand]]<br />
** [[Bharuch District|Bharuch]]<br />
** [[Chhota Udaipur District|Chhota Udaipur]]<br />
** [[Dahod District|Dahod]]<br />
** [[Kheda District|Kheda]]<br />
** [[Mahisagar District|Mahisagar]]<br />
** [[Panchmahal District|Panchmahal]]<br />
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* Geographic location - in center part of Gujarat.<br />
* Climate - similar to north Gujarat but farming land is quite less though its fertile wherever it is. More forests.<br />
* Language/Dialect - language considered to be base of Gujarati, still has been impacted by other regions. The language in the eastern parts is quite different from Gujarati, has significant different words, large set of words for forest related terms.<br />
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== [[South Gujarat]] ==<br />
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** [[Dang District, India|Dang]]<br />
** [[Navsari District|Navsari]]<br />
** [[Surat District|Surat]]<br />
** [[Narmada District|Narmada]]<br />
** [[Bharuch district|Bharuch]]<br />
** [[Vadodara District|Vadodara]]<br />
** [[Tapi District|Tapi]]<br />
** [[Valsad District|Valsad]]<br />
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* Geographic location - south part of Gujarat.<br />
* Climate - semi dry to low humid. Soil is quite fertile due to riven & irrigation projects.<br />
* Language/Dialect - So called south Gujarati dialect, which has common difference from Gujarati is that "ne" is replaced "ni" apart from others. Every tribal community has a separate dialect in practice in this region. Marathi and Hindi languages are also widely spoken in urban pockets.<br />
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==References==<br />
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