Ahmedabad is the biggest city of Gujarat and the sixth largest city of India. It has about 4 million residents. It is a large industrial city with chemical and textile industries. Ahmedabad is often described as the Manchester of the east, because of its once booming textile industry. This city was originally built on the banks of the river Sabarmati, but it has expanded since.

Visitors in the hot season should bear in mind the derisive title given to Ahmedabad by the Moghul emperor, Jehangir: Gardabad, the City of Dust. Nevertheless, this comparatively little-visited city has a number of attractions for travellers including: Ahmed Shah Mosque  ·   Calico Textile Museum  ·   Dada Hari Wav  ·   Hatheesing Temple  ·   Jama Masjid  ·   Kankaria Lake  ·   N.C. Mehta Museum  ·   Rani Rupmati Mosque  ·   Rani Sipri's Mosque  ·   Sabarmati Ashram  ·   Sarkhej Roza  ·   The Shaking Minarets  ·   Shreyas Folk Museum  ·   Sidi Saiyad Mosque