Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
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Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...
with Gandhinagar, the capital of the state of Gujarat, India
India
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. It forms the major part of NH 8C
National Highway 8C (India)
National Highway 8C is a short Indian National Highway entirely within the state of Gujarat. NH 8C links Chiloda with Sarkhej and is long.-See also:...
that connects Sarkhej
Sarkhej
Sarkhej or Sarkhej Roza is an architectural complex located 8 km south from Ahmedabad.-History:Mainly erected under Mahmud Begada's reign , it has been built on the location where the holy man and religious Muslim leader Ahmed Khattu Ganj Baksh lived and died...
with Chiloda near Gandhinagar. It is a major artery of commerce and public transport, and is witnessing a major construction boom along its route to Gandhinagar. It as emerged as developed hub for entartaintment & corporates. Many malls have come up anchoring stores like Lifestyle, Globus, Croma and Westside. All the international car showrooms like Porsche
Porsche
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, BMW
BMW
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, Audi
Audi
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, Nissan, Toyota & Mercedes
Mercedes
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are located on this road. Many people feel that ISCON Mega Mall, Gujarat's largest mall, is one of the main attraction on this road.
The highway was primarily built as a mean of by-passing the city of Ahmedabad. But in course of time, the cheap land prices in this area lead to the boom of retail industry. Presently, the prices of land in this area is more compared to the city area.
Gujarat's tallest commercial hub Shapath V (70m height) is located on S.G. Road.
Important landmarks located on Ashram road are:
- Gujarat High CourtGujarat High CourtThe Gujarat High Court is the High Court of the state of Gujarat. It was established on 1 May 1960 under the Bombay Re-organisation Act, 1960 after the state split from Bombay State.The seat of the court is Ahmedabad...
- Sola Bhagvat Vidhyapith
- Sola Civil Hospital
- Nirma University
- Iskcon Temple
- Vasihnodevi Temple
- Shapath V