Vadnagar
Sign in to saveVadnagar is a town and municipality in the Mehsana district of the state of Gujarat in India. It is located from Mehsana. Its ancient names include Anartapura (the capital of Anarta) and Anandapura. It was a location visited by Xuanzang in 640 C.E. The founder and the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Alexander Cunningham, had identified Anandapura with the town of Vadnagar. Vadnagar is also the birthplace of Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister of India.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vadnagar
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- Town
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- Vadnagar7.jpg
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- Panoramic view of the town
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- India Gujarat#India
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- right
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- Location in Gujarat##Location in India
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- Country
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- State
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- Gujarat
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- Region
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- District
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- Mehsana
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- North Gujarat
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- Vadnagar Municipality
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- Metric
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- 7.08
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 143
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Vadnagar is a town and municipality in the Mehsana district of the state of Gujarat in India. It is located from Mehsana. Its ancient names include Anartapura (the capital of Anarta) and Anandapura. It was a location visited by Xuanzang in 640 C.E. The founder and the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Alexander Cunningham, had identified Anandapura with the town of Vadnagar. Vadnagar is also the birthplace of Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister of India.
==History==
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