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Travel Surat... |
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| How to Reach Surat : | |||||||||||
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Air :
Nearest airport is at Vadodara 140 kms from Surat. And the domestic
airlines connect Surat to Bombay, Bhavnagar. |
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Surat's vast textile market with fine silks and exquisite brocades testifies its importance in the textile trade even today. |
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| ›› The Old Fort | |||||||||||
| Built by Mohammed bin Tughlaq in the 14th century as defence against the Bhils. | |||||||||||
| ›› Dumas: | |||||||||||
| A well known seaside health resort located 16 kms from Surat overlooking the Arabian. | |||||||||||
| ›› Hajira: | |||||||||||
 Hajira
Beach located 28 kms from Surat is fringed by feathery 'Casurina' trees. |
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Surat - The capital of
south Gujarat, was the west coast's principal port in the 17th and 18th
century. And these days, it sis one of India's fastest growing industrial
centres, it is also famous for its silk weaves and Kinkhab brocades as
well as for the jewellery market. Surat finds mention in the Mahabharata
when Lord Krishna stopped here with his cows during his journey from
Mathura to Dwarka. 
