Ahmedabad's Darwajas

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The Teen Darwaja
The Teen Darwaja

Old Ahmedabad city, Gujarat's commercial capital, was encompassed within a fort. This Bhadra fort had 12 darwajas (gates). Each of the darwaja has beautiful carvings, calligraphy and some of them even balconies.

These entrances to the city has a unique name. Pretty much the area surrounding these gates have adopted the name of darwaja as the name of the locality.

  • Teen Darwaja (Tran Darwaja, Three gates) - It is composed of 3 arched entrances was built by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as a royal entrance to Maidan Shahi. Mughal emperor Jehangir and his wife Noor Jehan used to watch the Tazia procession of Mahuram from over these gates.
  • Lal Darwaja
  • Delhi Darwaja - Entrance in the direction of Delhi.
  • Prem Darwaja
  • Kalupur Darwaja
  • Khanpur Darwaja
  • Panchkuva Darwaja
  • Astodia Darwaja
  • Raipur Darwaja
  • Gomtipur Darwaja
  • Jamalpur Darwaja
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