<p style="text-align:justify">Located at the foot of the&nbsp;Girnar hills, 355 kilometres (221&nbsp;mi) southwest of&nbsp;Ahmedabad&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gandhinagar&nbsp;(the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. Literally translated, Junagadh means &quot;Old Fort&quot;.&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">After a brief struggle between India and Pakistan, Junagadh voted to join India in a plebiscite held on 20 February 1948. It was a part of Saurashtra state and later Bombay state. In 1960, in consequence of the Maha Gujarat movement, it became part of the newly formed Gujarat state.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Junagadh city has two rivers, the Sonrakh and the Kalwo. The city has several lakes: Narsinh Mehta Sarovar, Damodarji, Sudarshan Lake, etc. Willingdon Dam, Hasnapur Dam, and Anandpur Weir are the main water sources for the city. Groundwater supply is widely available in the city, with wells throughout.</p>

<p style="text-align:justify">Junagadh has a&nbsp;tropical wet and dry climate&nbsp;(Aw) bordering on a&nbsp;hot semi-arid climate&nbsp;(BSh), with two distinct seasons: a dry season from October to May, and a wet season from June to September. The close proximity of the&nbsp;Arabian Sea&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Gulf of Cambay&nbsp;affect the climate. In the summer months, temperatures range from 28 to 38&nbsp;&deg;C (82 to 100&nbsp;&deg;F). In the winter, they range from 10 to 25&nbsp;&deg;C (50 to 77&nbsp;&deg;F).&nbsp;From June to September the city is drained by the southwest monsoon. Rainfall averages 800 to 1,200 millimetres (31 to 47&nbsp;in) annually.</p>

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