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Usmanpura

Coordinates: 23°02′42″N 72°34′16″E / 23.045°N 72.571°E / 23.045; 72.571
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Usmanpura
Suburb
Usmanpura is located in Ahmedabad
Usmanpura
Usmanpura
Location in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Usmanpura is located in Gujarat
Usmanpura
Usmanpura
Usmanpura (Gujarat)
Usmanpura is located in India
Usmanpura
Usmanpura
Usmanpura (India)
Coordinates: 23°02′42″N 72°34′16″E / 23.045°N 72.571°E / 23.045; 72.571
Country India
StateGujarat
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationGJ
Websitegujaratindia.com

Usmānpurā is a suburb of Ahmedabad. The village of Usmānpurā was founded by Sufi saint Saiyad Usman, who was a disciple and successor of Qutub-ul Ālam. The suburb is the site of the Gujarat Vidyapith, founded by Mahatma Gandhi.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 284. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "AHMEDABADS OTHER ROZAS". Times of India Publications. 25 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ Commissariat, M. S. (1938). History of Gujarat. Vol. I. Longman, Greens & Co. pp. 158–159.
  4. ^ Yagnik, Achyut; Sheth, Suchitra (2011). Ahmedabad: From Royal City to Megacity. Penguin Books.