Regions of Gujarat - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Regions of Gujarat are based on geographic location & their climate.
The regions share nearly same culture heritage & dialect.

Kutch

Geographic location - north-west in Gujarat
Climate - Dry & semi desertic
Culture & heritage - Rich in culture,tradition & heritage.
Language/Dialect - The languages spoken predominantly in Kachchh is Kachchhi and to lesser extent Sindhi and Gujarati.

Saurashtra

Saurashtra is a region of western India, located on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is a peninsula also called Kathiawar after the Kathi Darbar who ruled part of the region once. The Peninsula is shared with the Kachchh region which occupies the north, Saurashtra or Sorath forming the...

Geographic location - It is part of Gujarat state, bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on the southeast and east by the Gulf of Cambay.
Climate - dry & soil is black with high moisture.
Culture & heritage - Kathiawar produced the finest poets, freedom fighters, business icosn and the people of Kathiwar’s bravery, hospitality (to the extent that the host would give his life for the comfort of the guest).
Language/Dialect - Kathiyawadi which has large set of different words from Gujarati.Common difference from Gujarati is most time

"aa" is replaced with "e" while speaking.

North Gujarat

North Gujarat

The North part of Gujarat is called North Gujarat. It includes Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Mehsana and Patan districts.North Gujarat is dominant in the Dairy Industry.Currently the water table is dropping 6 meters every year....

Geographic location - North part of Gujarat.
Climate - air is dry but soil is fertile & moisure is less though recent irrigation project has given significant advantage in farming.
Culture & heritage - so called native Gujarati & have simple clothing which is quite common in India.
Language/Dialect - similar to Gujarati language with little exceptions.

East Gujarat

East Gujarat is a region in the center of Gujarat which is geographically located in the center of Gujarat. All of the districts share almost the same dialect, culture & heritage.It includes the following districts:*Vadodara district*Panchmahal*Dahod...

Geographic location - East part of Gujarat.
Climate - Medium high rain & so the forests are more.
Culture & heritage - Most people who live are forest tribes & forest dwellers
Language/Dialect - quite different from Gujarati,has significant different words,large set of words for forest related terms.

Central Gujarat

Central Gujarat is region in center of Gujarat which geographically located in center of Gujarat.All districts share same dialect,culture & heritage.It includes following districts*Ahmedabad*Anand*kheda - References :* *...

Geographic location - located in center part of Gujarat.
Climate - similar to north Gujarat but farming land is quite less though its fertile wherever it is.
Culture & heritage - same like north Gujarat.
Language/Dialect - language considered to be base of Gujarati,still has been impacted by other regions

South Gujarat

South Gujarat also known as Deccan Gujarat or Dakshin Gujarat is a region in Indian state of Gujarat. The region is one of the wettest region of India. The region is divided into two parts: 1) Western Part. 2) Eastern Part...

Geographic location - located in south part of Gujarat.
Climate - semi dry to low humid.Soil is quite fertile due to riven & irrigation projects.
Culture & heritage - Similar to central Gujarat.
Language/Dialect - So called south Gujarati dialect,which has common different from Gujarati is that "ne" is replaced "ni" apart from others.

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