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INDIAS HERITAGE
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Hyderabad
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Jaipur
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Mumbai
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Ahmedabad
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Detailed explanation-1: -The walled city of Ahmadabad was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in 1411 AD on the eastern bank of the Sabarmati River. It continued to flourish as the capital of the State of Gujarat for six centuries. The old city is considered as an archaeological entity with its plotting which has largely survived over centuries.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ahmad Shah’s mosque, Teen darwaza, the Jama masjid and Qutub Shah’s mosque are some of the finest examples of a rich historicity in the city. If trade is what marked the antiquity of Ahmedabad, then the nationalist uprising is what ushered it into a phase of modernity.
Detailed explanation-3: -UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Karnataka, Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 14th century. Situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River.
Detailed explanation-4: -Today, despite having become crowded and dilapidated, it still serves as the symbolic heart of metropolitan Ahmedabad. It was inscribed as the World Heritage City by UNESCO in July 2017.