Songadh

Songadh is a taluka in Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat.

Geography

Fort Songadh is located at 21°10′N 73°34′E / 21.17°N 73.57°E / 21.17; 73.57. It has an average elevation of 112 metres (367 feet).

The town is located at the foot of a solitary hill, the surrounding area has been almost completely flattened by approximately 30 stone quarries. Due to these stone quarries, its economy has increased to the level of the rest of the state. Songadh's surrounding areas are covered with semi dense forest.

The main town of Fort Songadh is located on Highway 6 with Nandurbar district to its east and Vyara (district headquarters) to its west. Surat is about 85 km from Songadh which has a higher population and substantially more industry. Surat has grown faster than other cities of Gujarat and consequently Tapi district district was created from the former District of Surat and Vyara was selected as the capital of the Tapi district. Songadh is about 259 km from Vadodara,about 85 km from Surat,about 18 km from Vyara.

Songadh (Saurashtra)

Songadh is a town in Bhavnagar District of Saurashtra in Gujarat, India. It is 5km from Sihor town and 25km from Bhavnagar town.

Importance

It is mainly known for being the unofficial headquarter of Kanji Swami Digambar Jains. Kanji Swami, a mystical teacher of Jainism, spent about forty years at Songadh.

Overview

Its main temple complex contains the following temples:

See also