Neighborhoods
The original core of Ahmedabad, known for heritage architecture, traditional pols, and bustling bazaars.
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Khadia
A heritage pocket of the walled city, with the dense lanes of the old core.
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Dariyapur
An old-city neighborhood on the walled-city side of the river.
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Jamalpur
A traditional neighborhood inside the historic city.
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Shahpur
Part of the old city fabric of gates, markets, and residential pols.
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Asarwa
North of the walled core, and the area of Dada Harir Stepwell.
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Shahibaug
A central residential area beside the historic city.
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Manek Chowk
Jewellery market by day and a street-food market after dusk.
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Kalupur
Home of Ahmedabad Junction and the first Swaminarayan temple.
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Khanpur
An old-city locality at the river edge of the historic centre.
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Raipur
A walled-city neighborhood in the central zone.
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Doshiwada ni Pol
One of the traditional pols, the courtyard housing clusters of the old city.
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Dariapur Gate
One of the historic gateways into the walled city.
Places in this zone
Bhadra Fort and Teen Darwaza
The fort and the triple gateway built when Ahmed Shah founded the city in 1411.
Dada Harir Stepwell
A sandstone stepwell in Asarwa, north of the walled city.
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir, Kalupur
The first Swaminarayan temple, known for its carved Burmese teak.
Sidi Saiyyed Mosque
Famous for the carved stone Tree of Life window, the jali, in the old city.
Jama Masjid
The Friday mosque of the old city, beside the bazaars of Manek Chowk.
Hutheesing Jain Temple
A marble Jain temple with dense stone carving, built in 1848.
Manek Chowk
A jewellery market by day that becomes a street-food night market after dusk.
Lal Darwaja and Relief Road
Budget clothing, books, accessories, and everyday goods at the gate of the old city.
Ahmedabad Junction
The main railway station, known locally as Kalupur.
