Jhalawad (region)

Not to be confused with Jhalawar.
This article is about the historical region. For the historic kingdom known as Jhalawad, see Kingdom of Jhalavad.

Jhalawad
ઝાલાવાડ
Historical and cultural region
Shakti Mata temple, Patdi
Top: Jhalavad within Kathiawar
Bottom: Jhalawad prant in Kathiawar Agency, India
ContinentAsia
CountryIndia
StateGujarat
DistrictsSurendranagar, Morbi, Parts of Rajkot, Ahmedabad & Botad
Named afterJhala clan of Rajputs
Regional Language or dialectJhalawadi (Gujarati)

Jhalawad, also spelled as Zalawad, is a historical region located in the middle of the Indian state of Gujarat and one of the 4 prants of Saurashtra. It includes the present-day districts of Surendranagar, Morbi and parts of Botad, Rajkot and Ahmedabad. It is named after the Jhala clan of Rajputs who ruled over this region for more than 1000 years.

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