Palanpur
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Place details
- Locality
- Palanpur
- Region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Population
- 141,592
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Palanpur
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kirtistambh of Palanpur Gujarat.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kirti Stambh, a tower commemorating the history of the town and its former ruling dynasty
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Gujarat
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Gujarat, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Gujarat
Article
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography and climate
- Demographics
- Places of interest
- Mithi Vav
- Temples
- Economy
- Education and culture
- Notable people
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Air
- Surrounding Cites
- Gallery
- Nearby places of interest
- See also
- References
Palanpur (Gujarati: ) is a city and a headquarters of Banaskantha district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Palanpur is the ancestral home to an industry of Indian diamond merchants.
==Etymology== Palanpur in early times is said to have been called Prahladana Patan or Prahaladanapura after its founder Ayaz Malpara, mentioned in People texts. It was afterwards re-peopled by Sahil Pathan from whom it took its modern name. Others say that it was founded by Parvez Sikandar whose brother Ayan Shaikh founded nearby Jagana village.