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Introduction 
Bhavnagar is still an important trading post
for the cotton goods manufactured in Gujarat. The Bhavnagar lock gate keeps
ships a float in the city's port at low tide. Its an
interesting old bazaar area with overhanging wooden balconies, countless little
shops, lots of local colour and not a tourist in sight.
History
The city has
associations with Mahatma Gandhi, who went to
university here, and relics of his life can
be seen at Gandhi smriti in the 1895
AD Barton museum building, which also has a fine
collection of coins, stamps, guns and other
arms, sculpture and folk arts. Modern,
as compared to most of the other cities of Gujarat, Bhavnagar was founded by Bhavsinhji
Gohil,
the rulers of Sihor in 1723 AD. The
city is dotted with gardens. On the outskirts of the city is Victoria Park, that
has been developed as a botanical garden, and has a deer park in it.
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