Bhuj
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Bhuj is a town in Gujarat, India. Bhuj the capital of the former native state of Kutch is now the head quarter of the Kutch district. Bhuj was chosen by Rao Khengarji I as his capital in 1549.
Bhuj, the major town of Kutch, is an old walled city- in the past the city gates were locked each night from dusk to dawn. You can lose yourself for hours in the intricate maze-like streets and alleyways of this fascinating town. There are walls within walls, attractive crenellated gateways, old palaces with intricately carved wooden pavilions, and striking, brightly decorated Hindu temples. Bhuj resembles much of India before the tourist invasion, and you're much more likely to come across that disarming hospitality which was once the hallmark of rural India. Unfortunately if there has been no monsoon, the picturesque lake remains dry. Bhuj is home to one of the first Swaminarayan Sampraday Temples even today it is visited by devotees from all over the world.
The epicenter of 2001 Gujarat Earthquake was near Bhuj. This earthquake, measuring 6.9 magnitude on the Richter scale, reduced Bhuj to rubble.
Bhuj has a small military airport, with daily flights to Mumbai, operated by Jet Airways
- DholavKutch consists of 24 ghams,(Towns),with Madhaphar being the biggest town in Kutch,which is situated right near Bhuj.Samatra is the best Gham in Kutchira The Ancient Metropolitan City
- 2001 Gujarat Earthquake
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