Ahmedabad's Darwajas
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Old Ahmedabad city, Gujarat's commercial capital, was encompassed within a fort. This Bhadra fort had 12 darwajas (gates). Each of the darwaja has beautiful carvings, calligraphy and some of them even balconies.
These entrances to the city has a unique name. Pretty much the area surrounding these gates have adopted the name of darwaja as the name of the locality.
- Teen Darwaja (Tran Darwaja, Three gates) - It is composed of 3 arched entrances was built by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as a royal entrance to Maidan Shahi. Mughal emperor Jehangir and his wife Noor Jehan used to watch the Tazia procession of Mahuram from over these gates.
- Lal Darwaja
- Delhi Darwaja - Entrance in the direction of Delhi.
- Prem Darwaja
- Kalupur Darwaja
- Khanpur Darwaja
- Panchkuva Darwaja
- Astodia Darwaja
- Raipur Darwaja
- Gomtipur Darwaja
- Jamalpur Darwaja
