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Wānkāner, India

Wānkāner is a town of 47,814 people in Gujarat, India.

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Population47,814 GeoNames
RegionGujarat
Elevation81 m 266 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportRajkot International Airport (HSR) 27 km

About Wānkāner

Wankaner is a town and a municipality in Morbi district in the State of Gujarat. Until 2013, Wankaner was part of the Rajkot district.

From the Wikipedia article Wankaner (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Sheth petrolium

Gas station · 2.1 km

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Healthcare5

Bandhu Samaj Hospital

Hospital

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Government Hospital

Hospital · 0.6 km

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Nr Doshi Eye Hospital(Devdaya Cheritable Trust)

Hospital · 1.1 km

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Pir Mashayakh Sarvajanik Hospital

Hospital · 0.7 km

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Zala Hospital

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History

Wankaner was legendarily founded and established by Shrimant Raj SartanJi Jhala. Wankaner has many other Hindu and Muslim places of worship.

Wankaner State was an 11-gun salute state during the British Raj era, when it was governed by members of the senior branch of the Jhala rajput dynasty.

From the History section of Wankaner on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Wānkāner

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Getting there and nearby towns

Rajkot International Airport (HSR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 27 km away.

  • Chandrapur 2 km southeast, about 2 min by car
  • Tankāra 21 km west, about 21 min by car
  • Trajpar 24 km north, about 24 min by car
  • Ravapara 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
  • Saktasanala 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
  • Morvi 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
  • Thān 27 km east, about 27 min by car
  • Mahendranagar 27 km north, about 27 min by car
  • Chotila 33 km southeast, about 33 min by car
  • Rājkot 39 km southwest, about 39 min by car

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