Wankaner
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Etymology
The city was named after its location on the Machhu River, "Wankaner" translating to "riverbend" ("Wanka" - bend, "ner" - river) in Gujarati.[1]
Geography
Wankaner is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet) and is about Script error: No such module "convert". from Rajkot.[2]
History
Wankaner was legendarily founded by four friends, and two were saints i.e. Shahbava and Nagabava. Nagabava was the Rajyguru of state. Shahbava in an event cursed the state, that the place would fall due to either fire or water. The temple of Nagabava and dargah of Shahbava survive in the old city, and thousands of people go for worship each day to get blessings. Wankaner has many other Hindu and Muslim places of worship.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.[3]
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