"the diamond city" Surat by tranceperent

Surat Travel Guide: 4 reviews and 4 photos

history of surat

Mahabharat i.e. about year 3,000 B.C. It is said that Lord Krishna stopped with his cows on his transition from Mathura to Dwarka city and the images of the cow's foot prints are still visible to the devotees at a place popularly called "Gai Pagli" (Foot steps of cows)..
In old Sanskrit scriptures, reference of "" is prominent area comprised of the entire South Gujarat belt. Western Chalukyas conquered Lata Pradesh in 610 AD and thereafter Hindu domain continued upto 12th century, when Kutb-ud-din, the general of Muhammad Shahb-ud-din Ghori penetrated upto Rander town.

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diamond from surat

Sir T. Herbert (1626) identified Surat with Muziris of Ptolemy and Ogilby. More lately, Surat has been supposed to be Hiouan Thsang's (625-640) "Sow-ra-ta", a trading city on the western shore near Gujarat. But according to Reinaud, this is not Surat on the river Tapi, but Sorath or Kathiawar and this view is now generally received by all.
The municipality of Surat was established as long ago as 1852 and since then civic amenities like hospitals, public gardens,etc. have gradually been growing.

surat today

diamond cutting factory

today surat is one of the prime trading city, with textile mills and diamond cutting factories.
diamonds cut from surat reach markets around the globe

Pros and Cons

Pros:great food
Cons:no alchohol
In a nutshell:fun loving people

Last visit to Surat: Oct 2006
Intro Written Feb 5, 2007
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fabrice Mar 31, 2010 at 7:36 AM

yes I was surprised when I visited gujarat, there is no alcohol
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nora_south_africa Apr 12, 2008 at 9:42 AM

thanx for this page