Gir Range

Gir Range

▪ mountains, India
      low mountain range in western Gujarat (Gujarāt) state, west-central India, on the southern Kathiawar Peninsula. The range is extremely rugged with a steep slope seaward to the south and a gradual slope inland to the north. From it to the north runs a low, narrow, dissected range rising to Gorakhnath (3,665 feet [1,117 metres] high; believed to be an extinct volcano) in the broad mass of the Girnar Hills. The Gir Range is covered by forests, including sal (Shorea robusta) and dhak trees. The Bhadar, Rohza, Shatarant, and Ghelo rivers flow west and east from the Girnar Hills. The hills are inhabited mainly by the Bhil (Bhīl) and Dubla peoples. The Gir Range is considered to be sacred because of the ancient Jaina temple of Girnar (historically called Raivata or Ujjayanta) situated on one of the hills; the temple is a major place of pilgrimage.

      The economy of this sparsely populated region is dominated by subsistence agriculture; crops include cereal grains, peanuts (groundnuts), and cotton. A few large-scale industries manufacture textiles and iron and steel furniture. Cottage industries include carpentry, wood carving, lacquerware, embroidering (particularly the widely known Kathiawari pattern), and wool weaving. The Gir National Park, noted for its Asiatic lions, is located in the region. Khambalia, Dhari, Visvadar, Mendarda, and Adityana are the important towns.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Gir-um-bit-Nationalpark — Gir um bit Nationalpark …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gir Forest National Park — Infobox protected area | name = Gir Forest National Park iucn category = II caption = Location Map locator x = locator y = location = Junagadh District, Gujarat, India nearest city = Junagadh lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds = lat… …   Wikipedia

  • Nine Daughters of Ægir — Ægir and his daughters brew ale in a large pot …   Wikipedia

  • Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests — The Kathiawar Gir dry deciduous forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of western India.ettingThe Kathiawar Gir forests have a disjunct distribution. The main part of the ecoregion comprises the Aravalli Range and the eastern half… …   Wikipedia

  • Daughters of Ægir — The Daughters of Ægir are the nine daughters of Ægir and Rán, a giant and goddess who both represent the sea in Norse mythology. Their names are poetic terms for different characteristics of ocean waves.In the Skáldskaparmál section of Snorri… …   Wikipedia

  • Gibraltar-Range-Nationalpark — Gibraltar Range Nationalpark …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Richmond-Range-Nationalpark — Brücke über den Culmaran Creek …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kathiawar Peninsula — Peninsula, southwestern Gujarat state, west central India. Occupying an area of 23,000 sq mi (60,000 sq km), it is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the southwest. It was first occupied in prehistoric times and was settled in the 3nd–2nd millennium… …   Universalium

  • Lion — For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). Lion[1] Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to recent …   Wikipedia

  • Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project — The Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project is an effort to save the last Asiatic lions from extinction in the wild. The last wild population in the Gir Forest region of the Indian state of Gujarat is under threat from epidemics, Natural disasters… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”