About-Gir Somnath


Gir Somnath district is located in Saurashtra region of Gujarat and surrounded by the Arabian sea to its south. It is covered out of Junagadh district as one of seven new districts in August 2013. The district is divided into 6 talukas and 345 villages with 5 municipalities. There are 4 assembly constituencies here. This district is very famous for Somnath temple, first jyotirlinga of lord Shiva and Gir sanctuary, only abode to Asiatic lions. Shri RG Gohil IAS is the present collector of this district. Fisheries have always been the main industries in the district.

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Gir Somnath district is located in Saurashtra region of Gujarat and surrounded by the Arabian sea to its south. It is covered out of Junagadh district as one of seven new districts in August 2013. The district is divided into 6 talukas and 345 villages with 5 municipalities. There are 4 assembly constituencies here. This district is very famous for Somnath temple, first jyotirlinga of lord Shiva and Gir sanctuary, only abode to Asiatic lions. Shri RG Gohil IAS is the present collector of this district. Fisheries have always been the main industries in the district.