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| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Morbi district|Morbi]]<br />
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'''Wankaner''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Morbi district]] in the [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[Gujarat]]. Until 2013, Wankaner was part of the [[Rajkot district]].<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The city was named after its location on the [[Machchhu River|Machhu River]], "Wankaner" translating to "riverbend" ("Wanka" - bend, " -ner" - river) in Gujarati.<ref>{{cite news| last=Ahmed| first=Saad|title=The Palatial Wonderland: On the bend of the Machhu river in Wankaner, two palaces take you to a rich royal past| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/destination-of-the-week/on-the-bend-of-the-machhu-river-in-wankaner-gujarat-two-palaces-take-you-to-a-rich-royal-past-4815227/ | access-date=27 August 2017| newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]| date=27 August 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
Wankaner is located at {{coord|22.62|N|70.93|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/9/Wankaner.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Wankaner]</ref> It has an average elevation of 81&nbsp;metres (265&nbsp;feet) and is about {{convert|53|km|mi}} from Rajkot.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}<br />
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==History==<br />
Wankaner was founded by four friends, and two were saints i.e. Shahbava and Nagabava. Nagabava was the Rajyguru of state. Shahbava in an event cursed the state, that the place would fall due to either fire or water. The temple of Nagabava and dargah of Shahbava survive in the old city, and thousands of people go for worship each day to get blessings. Wankaner has many other Hindu and Muslim places of worship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.holidify.com/state/gujarat/wankaner-sightseeing-1254724.html|title=Places to See in Wankaner - Holidify}}</ref><br />
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[[Wankaner State]] was an 11-gun [[salute state]] during the [[British Raj]] era, when it was governed by members of the senior branch of the [[Jhala (clan) |Jhala]] rajput <br />
dynasty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indianrajputs.com/history/jhala.php|title=History of Jhalas}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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