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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 |
| 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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