Kutch

 

Kutch : 

Keyword : Geography, Climate ,History, Different Tourist Spots,Festivals ,Cuisine.

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My name is Sylvia Sen Gupta. If you love to enjoy visit of Kutch ,you should see the writing part along with photographs until the end to get a proper guidance of that particular destination, which would make your travel easy and comfortable.

      

Kutch district of Gujarat state is situated in the western side of India. Bhuj is headquarter of Kutch. The area of Kutch  is about 45,674 sq km, is the largest district of India. It has 939 villages ,talukas 10 and 6 municipalities. The Kutch district is home to the Kutchi people. Though now a days it  is considered to be a district under Gujarat state, the people of Kutch speaks the Kutchi language not Gujarati  language.Kutch is virtually an island. It is surrounded by the Arabian sea in the west. The Gulf of Kutch in south and southeast.The Rann  of Kutch is in northeast and north .The border of Pakistan lies along with the northern edge of the Rann of Kutch . Kutch mainland is in west side of the district .Kutch is  situated at 23.7337 ⁰N latitude  and 69.8597 ⁰E longitude with an elevation of 5 meter (16 feet) above the sea level.The climate of Kutch is subtropical. It is hot summer months  and in winter the temperature can drop  to or below freezing . The average maximum temperature  is 44  ⁰C and average minimum temperature is 18  ⁰C. Rainfall is highly seasonal  and dry for most of the year in Rann of Kutch .The average rainfall in kutch is 38.3mm.The  Kutch can be traced back to prehistoric times. There are several sites related to the Indus valley civilization could be seen  in this region. When Alexander was in fall power, at that time Kutch was ruled by Menander 1 of the Greco –Bactrian kingdom.The region was later ruled by the Maurya Empire and Sakas. Maitraka dynasty also ruled here .Kutch came under the rule of the Chaulukya dynasty by the tenth century. Later it came under the control of Jadeja dynasty. The Jadeja brothers was divided Kutch into three different branches in three of Kutch  by the help of Gujarat 

     

 Sultante and Mughals. Then many more dynasty ruled  over the Kutch before  the arrival of British East India company in 1819. After the independence of India in  1947 Kutch  came under the rule of Indian Government .On 1 November 1956,Kutch was merged with Bombay state. In the year 1960 Bombay state was divided as Maharashtra and Gujarat state, while Kutch became a part of Gujarat state. The Types of Tourism spots available in kutch are: Kutch Desert Sanctuary, Surkotada Indus Valley Civilization, Kalo Dungar (The Black Hills) Prag Mahal, Great Rann of Kutch, KoteshwarTemple, AshapuraMata, Khetabapa, Mundra, Lakhpat, Siyot Caves, Koday Jain tirth, Suthri Dhrutkallol Parshwanath Maha Tirth,  Vanki Mahavir Jain Temple,   Shri Bhadreshwar Jain Tirth Derasar,  Jakhau Mahavirswami Sw. Jain Tirth, Swaminarayan Sampraday, Swaminarayan Mandir. The Type of festival available in Kutch is : Kutch Rann Utasv .The Types of Arts and crafts  available in kutch are : Ajrakh,Bandhani,Metal Work,Copper Bells, Mud work,Soof EmbroideryLeather Work,Rogan Painting. Types of cuisine available in kutch are :Kathiyawadi Thali, Kutchi Dabeli, Thepla, Locho,  Lilva Kachori. The types of accommodation available in kutch are : Banni Village Stay,Hotel Kutch Heritage,Hotel Kutch Heritage,Hotel White Desert,Dream Resort,Rann bhumi homestay resort,Radisson Hotel Kandla,Rann Resort Dholavira,White Rann Resort, Rann Utsav -The Tent City,Hotel Kalash Mandvi Kutch,Resort Farm Villa,Quality Inn Palms , Ann bhumi homestay resort etc. The Types of Transportation available in kutch are: Train services ,Road services,Taxi,Car, Bus,Taxis, , Auto Rickshaws, Cycle Rickshaws.

    

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