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Places in Ahmedabad
Heritage, temples and mosques, public spaces, markets, campuses, and the way in and out of the city.
Heritage
Pols, gates, stepwells, and the monuments of the old city and its edges.
Sabarmati Ashram
Mahatma Gandhi's residence on the bank of the Sabarmati during the freedom movement.
Sarkhej Roza
A complex of tombs and mosques on the southwestern edge, in an Indo-Islamic plan around a tank.
Bhadra Fort and Teen Darwaza
The fort and the triple gateway built when Ahmed Shah founded the city in 1411.
Adalaj Stepwell
A five-storey carved stepwell from 1499, on the northern outskirts.
Dada Harir Stepwell
A sandstone stepwell in Asarwa, north of the walled city.
Religious places
Temples and mosques that have shaped Ahmedabad's skyline and street life.
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.
Modern public spaces
The riverfront, lakes, Science City, and the stadium.
Sabarmati Riverfront
A long promenade of parks, walking paths, and boating along the Sabarmati.
Gujarat Science City
A large science campus with an IMAX theatre, aquatic gallery, robotics gallery, and nature park.
Kankaria Lake
A circular lake with a park, zoo, balloon ride, and street food around the edge.
Vastrapur Lake
An open lake park used for walks and evening food stalls.
Narendra Modi Stadium
The cricket stadium at Motera, the largest in the world by seating capacity.
Shopping and markets
Night markets, bazaars, high streets, and malls.
Manek Chowk
A jewellery market by day that becomes a street-food night market after dusk.
Law Garden Night Market
An evening market for chaniya cholis, handicraft textiles, and street clothes.
Lal Darwaja and Relief Road
Budget clothing, books, accessories, and everyday goods at the gate of the old city.
CG Road
A high street of retail stores on the western bank.
SG Highway
The western expressway lined with high-street stores, offices, and malls.
Nexus Ahmedabad One
A large shopping mall in Vastrapur with national and international brands and a food court.
Palladium Ahmedabad
A high-end mall in Thaltej with international luxury brands.
Education and research
Campuses and labs clustered around Navrangpura, Paldi, and Vastrapur.
IIM Ahmedabad
India's leading management institute, on the Vastrapur campus designed by Louis Kahn.
National Institute of Design
The design institute in Paldi.
Gujarat University
The main public university campus in the Navrangpura education belt.
Ahmedabad University
A university campus in the same Navrangpura education district.
PRL and ISRO SAC
Physical Research Laboratory and ISRO's Space Applications Centre, near Ambawadi and Satellite.
Transport hubs
The airport, the two main rail junctions, Metro, and BRTS.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Ahmedabad's airport, in Hansol on the northern side of the city.
Ahmedabad Junction
The main railway station, known locally as Kalupur.
Sabarmati Junction
The northern railway junction, beside the Sabarmati neighborhood.
Metro and BRTS
Ahmedabad Metro and Janmarg, the city's bus rapid transit system.