Kutch Tourism, Gujarat India
(Kutch is also known as Kachchh)
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Kutch Fast Facts
- State: Gujarat
- District: Kutch
- Famous for/as: Scenic
- Area: 45,652 km2 (17,626 sq mi)
- Altitude: 3 m
- Language: Kutchi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Hindi
- Best Season: Oct - Feb
- Weather: Summer 30 to 48°C, Winter 12 to 25°C
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- Pincode: 370485
- STDCode: 02832
Kutch Info
The Manager,
Toran Rang Resort (Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd. -TCGL),
Mirzapur Road, Bhuj,
Tel: 02832 224910;
Kutch, India Overview
Kutch literally means something which intermittently becomes wet and dry; a large part of this district is known as Rann of Kutch which is shallow wetland which submerges in water during the rainy season and becomes dry during other seasons. The same word is also used in the languages of Sanskrit origin for a tortoise. The Rann is famous for its marshy salt flats which become snow white after the shallow water dries up each season before the monsoon rains.
Kutch District is surrounded by the Gulf of Kutch and the Arabian Sea in south and west, while northern and eastern parts are surrounded by the Great and Small Rann (seasonal wetlands) of Kutch. When there were not many dams built on its rivers, the Rann of Kutch remained wetlands for a large part of the year. Even today, the region remains wet for a significant part of year. The district had a population of 1,583,500 of which 30% were urban as of 2001. Motor vehicles registered in Kutch district have their registration Number starting with GJ-12.
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Kutch, India History
Remote and sparsely populated while the district of Kutch may be, it has had an interesting history. The Indus valley civilization, known to be one of the ancient civilised societies, developed in this area also and several sites belonging to this civilisation are discovered in Kutch. However now most of the river lies in Pakistan after India was split up. Shree Krishna, after migrating from Mathura to save Yadavas(Kshatriyas not Ahirs)from Jarasandh attacks, first settled at Kutch and lateron due to change in climatic condition that turned the region in to an arid zone, shifted to Saurastra(Gugarat). That is why he is called Rannchhod.(migrator from Rann of Kutch)A few major towns of the Indus Valley Civilization are located in Kutch. Dholavira, locally known as Kotada Timba, is one of the largest and most prominent archaeological site in India belonging to the Indus Valley Civilization. It is located on the Khadir island in the northern part of the Kutch district - the island is surrounded by water in the monsoon season. The Dholarvira site is believed to have been inhabited between 2900 BCE and 1900 BCE, declining slowly after about 2100 BCE, briefly abandoned and then reoccupied, finally by villagers among its ruins, until about 1450.