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	[[File:Willingdon_Dam.jpg\|thumb\|Willingdon Dam on Kalwa river]]		[[File:Willingdon_Dam.jpg\|thumb\|Willingdon Dam on Kalwa river]]
	'''Willingdon Dam''' is situated to the east of the town of [[Junagadh]], near the foot of Datar hills, in [[Gujarat]] State, and built on the Kalwa River in India.<ref name="junagadhnic">{{Cite web\|title=Willingdon Dam {{!}} District Junagadh \|publisher=Government of Gujarat {{!}} India \|url=https://junagadh.nic.in/tourist-place/willingdon-dam/\|access-date=2020-07-07\|language=en-US}}</ref> The dam was named after [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon\|Marquess Willingdon]], the [[Governor of India]] at that time.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Incredible India {{!}} Willingdon Dam \|url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredible-india-v2/en/destinations/junagadh/willingdon-dam.html\|access-date=2020-07-07 \|website=www.incredibleindia.org}}</ref> On the top of adjoining Datar hills is a [[shrine]] of Saint Jamiyal Shah Datar, which is a popular place of worship for both [[Hindus]] and [[Muslims]]. The climb to the Datar hills is about 2500 steps or {{convert\|847\|m\|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Desai\|first=Anjali H. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZRLGZNZEoEC&dq=Willingdon+Dam&pg=PA255 \|title=India Guide Gujarat \|date=2007 \|publisher=India Guide Publications\|isbn=978-0-9789517-0-2 \|location= \|pages=255 \|language=en \|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="junagadhnic" />		'''Willingdon Dam''' is situated to the east of the town of [[Junagadh]], near the foot of Datar hills, in [[Gujarat]] State, and built on the Kalwa River in India.<ref name="junagadhnic">{{Cite web\|title=Willingdon Dam {{!}} District Junagadh \|publisher=Government of Gujarat {{!}} India \|url=https://junagadh.nic.in/tourist-place/willingdon-dam/\|access-date=2020-07-07\|language=en-US}}</ref> The dam was named after [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon\|Marquess Willingdon]], the [[Governor of India]] at that time.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Incredible India {{!}} Willingdon Dam \|url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredible-india-v2/en/destinations/junagadh/willingdon-dam.html\|access-date=2020-07-07 \|website=www.incredibleindia.org}}</ref> On the top of adjoining Datar hills is a [[shrine]] of Saint Jamiyal Shah Datar, which is a popular place of worship for both [[Hindus]] and [[Muslims]]. The climb to the Datar hills is about 2500 steps or {{convert\|847\|m\|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Desai\|first=Anjali H. \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZRLGZNZEoEC&dq=Willingdon+Dam&pg=PA255 \|title=India Guide Gujarat \|date=2007 \|publisher=India Guide Publications\|isbn=978-0-9789517-0-2 \|location= \|pages=255 \|language=en \|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="junagadhnic" />

			==History==
			The Sardar Patel Dam, formerly known as Wellington Dam, is a historic dam located in Junagadh, India. Constructed using Girnar black stones, its construction began on May 11, 1929, with a Ganesh Puja performed by Raj Jyotishi Shambhuprasad Joshi under the reign of Nawab Mohabbat Khan III.

			The dam was designed by E. Proctor Sims and built by a team of Indian and English engineers and craftsmen, including Thakarshi Ghiya, KJ Gandhi, Vasta Ladha, and Raghav Kanji. After a seven-year construction period, it was inaugurated on January 10, 1936, by the Viceroy of India, Dr. Wellington.

			Standing at 44 feet high, the dam has a storage capacity of one billion gallons. On November 9, 2008, it was renamed [[Sardar Patel]] Dam and is currently owned by the Junagadh Municipal Corporation.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Bharat \|first1=E. T. V. \|title=1936માં બનેલ જૂનાગઢનો વેલીંગ્ડન ડેમ આજે 88 વર્ષ બાદ પણ છે અડીખમ, જાણો રસપ્રદ ઈતિહાસ - juanagadh News \|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/gu/!state/juanagadh-news-wellington-dam-88-years-old-dam-nawab-era-still-strong-gjs24070904360 \|website=ETV Bharat News \|language=gu \|date=9 July 2024}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Girnar]]		* [[Girnar]]
			* [[Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden]]
			* [[Junagadh State]]
			* [[Nawab of Junagarh]]

	== References ==		== References ==

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[[File:Willingdon_Dam.jpg|thumb|Willingdon Dam on Kalwa river]]
'''Willingdon Dam''' is situated to the east of the town of [[Junagadh]], near the foot of Datar hills, in [[Gujarat]] State, and built on the Kalwa River in India.<ref name="junagadhnic">{{Cite web|title=Willingdon Dam {{!}} District Junagadh |publisher=Government of Gujarat {{!}} India |url=https://junagadh.nic.in/tourist-place/willingdon-dam/|access-date=2020-07-07|language=en-US}}</ref> The dam was named after [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon|Marquess Willingdon]], the [[Governor of India]] at that time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Incredible India {{!}} Willingdon Dam |url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredible-india-v2/en/destinations/junagadh/willingdon-dam.html|access-date=2020-07-07 |website=www.incredibleindia.org}}</ref> On the top of adjoining Datar hills is a [[shrine]] of Saint Jamiyal Shah Datar, which is a popular place of worship for both [[Hindus]] and [[Muslims]]. The climb to the Datar hills is about 2500 steps or {{convert|847|m|ft}}.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Desai|first=Anjali H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZRLGZNZEoEC&dq=Willingdon+Dam&pg=PA255 |title=India Guide Gujarat |date=2007 |publisher=India Guide Publications|isbn=978-0-9789517-0-2 |location= |pages=255 |language=en |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="junagadhnic" />

== See also ==

* [[Girnar]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Dams in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Junagadh district]]
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