Dholera is a village in
Ahmedabad district
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of
Gujarat
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the nin ...
state in
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
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History
Dholera was also an ancient port-city in
Gulf of Khambhat
The Gulf of Khambhat, historically known as the Gulf of Cambay, is a bay on the Arabian Sea coast of India, bordering the state of Gujarat just north of Mumbai and Diu Island. The Gulf of Khambhat is about long, about wide in the north a ...
, 30 km. from
Dhandhuka
Dhandhuka is a city and a municipality in the Ahmedabad district in the state of Gujarat, India. Moreover, it is a part of the Bhal region.
Dhandhuka is said to have been founded by, and to take its name from, Koli Dhana Mer, or rather Mehd, t ...
village of
Ahmedabad district
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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera is a Hindu temple in Dholera, Gujarat, India, and is one of six Shri Swaminarayan Temples built by Swaminarayan.
About the Mandir
Dholera itself is an ancient port-city, 30 km from Dhandhuka of Ahmeda ...
is one of the six temples built by
Swaminarayan
Swaminarayan ( IAST: ', 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic, who is believed by followers to be a manifestation of God Krishna, or as the highest manifestation of Purushottam, and arou ...
.
Since 2011, the Government of Gujarat has been making plans to develop a smart city at Bhal area.
The economic viability of the project has been questioned by farmer organisations.
Several investors who initially signed the Memorandum of Understanding to develop the project, have withdrawn and refuse