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Map
of Surat |
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General
Information about Surat |
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| Climate |
Max. 38oC
Min. 10 oC |
| Best Time To Visit |
October to March
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| Languages Spoken |
Gujarati, Hindi,
and English |
| STD Code |
0261 |
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| Surat's
Natural Beauty |
- Dumas :
Dumas is a beautiful sandy beach with palm-sheltered
cottages. It is situated 15 Km from Surat. An excellent
health resort which overlooks the Arabian sea, there
are a number of cottages available for visitors to
stay and relax.
- Hajira :
The industrial capital of South Gujarat, Hajira is
situated 28 km from Surat. It is a well known health
resort, to the south west of Surat on the creek of
the Arabian sea. Hajira has two wells with water rich
in iron and sulphur. The pleasant Hajira beach is
fringed by feathery casurina trees.
- Tithal :
Tithal is situated 108 km from Surat and 5 km from
Valsad on the Mumbai - Baroda Western Railway route,
Tithal, is a beautiful sandy beach fringed with palm-sheltered
cottages.
- Unai :
Another important landmark which gives antiquity to
Surat is Unai with its hot springs some 64 kms from
Surat. They find reference in the puranic literature
and are believed to have been created by Lord Ram,
the hero of the epic Ramayan, by shooting an arrow
in the ground.
- Ubharat :
This is another fine, sandy beach with a backdrop
of shady palm groves, situated about 42 kms from Surat.
- Bardoli :
Swaraj Ashram at Bardoli, about 34 kms from Surat
has become a place of pilgrimage in India. Gandhiji
had launched a farmer's satyagraha in 1921-22 under
the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- Dandi :
Along the coastline of Gujarat and about 50 - 55 kms
from Surat, lies Dandi where the story of salt was
scripted with the famous Dandi March Satyagraha, in
1930, led by Mahatma Gandhi. The Salt Sayagraha proved
to be the beginning of the end of the British Empire
in India.
- Ukai :
A major multipurpose irrigation project of Gujarat
is situated at Ukai, about 94 kms from Surat.
- Vansada National Park :
The Vansada Nadonal Park, situated in valsad district
is a home to leopards, tigers, panthers and wild boars.
The best time to visit is between October and March.
- Saputara:
Gujarat's best known hill resort, Saputara - literally,
the Abode of Serpents, is situated atop the second
highest plateau in the Sahyadri range and in the midst
of thick forests. Saputara has all the necessary amenities
like hotels, parks, swimming pools, boat club, theatres
and a museum to ensure an enjoyable holiday. Saputara
is 164 kms from Surat.
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| Fairs
& Festivals of Surat |
| In the month of January/February, a week
preceding Holi, the local tribes have a major festival
in the forested region. The festival is known as Dang
Durbar. |
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| By Air: |
Surat does not have an airport. Baroda,
situated around 140 km from Surat, is the nearest airport.
Various domestic airlines connect Mumbai & Bhavnagar
to Surat. |
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| By Rail: |
| Surat is an important railway station on
Western Railway's network and is connected to all parts
of the country. It is on the western railway line of Mumbai
- Delhi & Mumbai - Ahmedabad. |
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| By Road: |
The National Highway 8 connects Surat to
all parts of Gujarat.
The distances to some important centers from Surat are
Ahmedabad, 267 km;
Baroda, 140 km;
Mumbai, 326 km;
Bhavnagar, 422 km;
Okhla, 706 km;
Junagarh, 550 km;
Jamnagar, 531 km;
Bhuj, 619 km;
Palanpur, 434 km. |
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| Private hired cars and minibuses are available
for local transport. |
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