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Place nameAhmadabad
Other namesAhmadabad, Ahmedabad
CountryBharat
Latitude23.05
Longitude72.667
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Located on Sabarmati river, N of Bombay; founded by Muslim Sultan Ahmad Shah, ruler of Gujarat; seized by Mughal emperor Akbar 1572; half of population is employed in cotton industry; first cotton mills opened 1859-1861; has light manufacturing.
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