Surat was founded by a man called Gopi, who named the area Surajpur or Suryapur. Duarte Barbosadescribed Surat as Suratt. Jacob Peeters referred to Surat as Sourratte which is a Dutch name. There are many other names of

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Surat before the Mughal Empire
From 1297, Gujarat was gradually conquered by Allauddin Khilji, the ruler of the principal state in north India at the time, the

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Surat is a port city situated on the banks of the Tapi river. Damming of the Tapi caused the original port facilities to close; the nearest port is now in the Magadalla and Hazira area of Surat Metropolitan Region. It has a famous beach called 'Dumas Beach' located in Hazira. The city

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Built in 1860, Surat railway station falls under the administrative control of Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

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The Surat Municipal Corporation is responsible for maintaining the city's civic infrastructure as well as carrying out associated administrative duties. At present,

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Universities
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat is one of 31 National Institutes of Technology that are recognised as

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Surat ranked 9th in India with a GDP of 2.60 lakh crore in fiscal year 2016 ($40 billion in 2016). Surat GDP in 2020 will be around $57 billion estimated by The City Mayors Foundation, an international think tank on urban affairs. [3]Surat is a major hub of diamond cutting

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