Rapar Kachchh
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Rapar (रापर) is a city and tahsil in Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Variants
- Rapar Kachchh रापर, कच्छ, गुजरात, (AS, p.786)
- Rahpar
Location
Rapar (earlier known as Rahpar) is located at 23.57°N 70.63°E. It has an average elevation of 79 metres (259 feet). Rapar is the main town in the Vagad Region of the Kutch District and the easternmost town of the Kutch District. It is a very vibrant trading hub and shopping center for local people as there is no other major town within a 100 km radius. The nearest towns are Gandhidham, Anjar, Kandla and Adipur in Kutch district, and Morbi in Rajkot district and Radhanpur in Patan district. The district headquarters, Bhuj, is almost 140 km to the west. The nearest railway station is Chhitrod which is 18 km away. The nearest airport is Bhuj which is 140 km away.
Jat clans
History
Particularly this area of Kutch is called Vagad. The name derives from famous Vaghela rulers.
Rapar is nearest town en route to Dholavira, the Harappan civilization site.
It has many temples like Swaminarayan Temple dedicated to Swaminarayana, Ratneswar Temple dedicated to Shiva, Ram Mandir dedicated to Rama, Dariyasthan dedicated to Dariyalal and two nice ponds and a public garden.
रापर, कच्छ
रापर (AS, p.786): गुजरात के कच्छ जिले में स्थित एक ऐतिहासिक स्थान है। यह कच्छ में मनफरा से 26 मील की दूरी पर है। यह स्थान प्राचीन विशाल जैन मंदिर के लिए उल्लेखनीय है। इस मंदिर में पहले चिंतामणि पार्श्वनाथ की मूर्ति प्रतिष्ठापित थी। [1]