Sihor
Sign in to saveSihor (Gujarati: સિહોર ) is a town and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is placed along the river Gautami, and this erstwhile capital of the Gohil Rajputs, which is surrounded by hills, is situated about 20 km from Bhavnagar. The name 'Sihor' is a corruption of its earlier names, including Saraswatpur, Sinhalpur, Sinhpur, Sinhor, and Shihor.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sihor
- Settlement.other_name
- Shihor
- Settlement.settlement_type
- town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Cross Section of one of Sihor Hill Ranges, from Sukhnath.png
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of a small portion of old Sihor town from Sukhnath with one of hill ranges in the surrounding
- Settlement.nicknames
- Saraswatpur, Sinhpur, Chhote Kashi
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- 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_name1
- Gujarat
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bhavnagar
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 60
- Settlement.population_total
- 54547
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Mythology, progression and Saraswatpur
- Transition and quest
- Vedic, Buddhist and Maitraka periods
- Lions the identity and, Sinhpur to Sihor
- Prince Vijaya, Sinhala, and the Sri Lanka and Buddhism
- Nana Sahib Peshwa, India's 1857 revolt and after that
- Geography
- Demographics
- Transportation
- Air
- Railway
- Road
- Places of Historical, Archaeological and Religious significance
- Instant look
- What more explorable
- Navnath Mahadevs and other significant landmarks
- The Standard Navnath itinerary
- Along Navnath Yatra and other significant temples and places
- Other places
- Panch Pirs
- Notable individuals
- External links
- References
Sihor (Gujarati: સિહોર ) is a town and a municipality in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is placed along the river Gautami, and this erstwhile capital of the Gohil Rajputs, which is surrounded by hills, is situated about 20 km from Bhavnagar. The name 'Sihor' is a corruption of its earlier names, including Saraswatpur, Sinhalpur, Sinhpur, Sinhor, and Shihor.
Regionally, Sihor is famous for its hills, their rock pattern, Gautameshwar Mahadev & Lake, Sihor's Festivals, Navnath Pilgrimage (Navnath Yatra) of Shiva Temples, Brahma Kund, 'Sihori Rajwadi Penda' (Peda or chocolate cake), the old town's ascends and descends, its walled city and fort, narrow lanes, Nana Sahib Peshwa and the 1857 revolt, its food and delicacy, Copper-ware & Brass-ware, Pottery, snuff manufacturing factories, Rolling Mills and Industrial Plants.