Historic City of Ahmadabad

Historic City of Ahmadabad
અમદાવાદ કોટવિસ્તાર
Urban settlement
Map of old Ahmedabad in 1855
Map of old Ahmedabad in 1855
Historic City of Ahmadabad is located in Ahmedabad
Historic City of Ahmadabad
Historic City of Ahmadabad
Location in Gujarat, India
Historic City of Ahmadabad is located in Gujarat
Historic City of Ahmadabad
Historic City of Ahmadabad
Historic City of Ahmadabad (Gujarat)
Historic City of Ahmadabad is located in India
Historic City of Ahmadabad
Historic City of Ahmadabad
Historic City of Ahmadabad (India)
Coordinates: 23°1′32″N 72°35′15″E / 23.02556°N 72.58750°E / 23.02556; 72.58750
CountryIndia
StateGujarat
DistrictAhmedabad district
CityAhmedabad
Established1411
Founded byAhmad Shah I
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (v)
Reference1551
Inscription2017 (41st Session)
Area535.7 ha (2.068 sq mi)
Buffer zone395 ha (1.53 sq mi)
City walls of Ahmedabad 1866

The Historic City of Ahmadabad or Old Ahmedabad, the walled city of Ahmedabad in India, was founded by Ahmad Shah I of the Gujarat Sultanate in 1411. It remained the capital of the state of Gujarat for six centuries and later became the important political and commercial centre of Gujarat. Today, despite having become crowded and dilapidated, it still serves as the symbolic heart of metropolitan Ahmedabad. It was inscribed as the World Heritage City by UNESCO in July 2017.[1]

  1. ^ "Ahmedabad takes giant leap, becomes India's first World Heritage City". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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