Ambasan

Ambasan
Village
Amizara Parshwanath Jain temple
Amizara Parshwanath Jain temple
Map
Interactive map of Ambasan
Coordinates: 23°28′45″N 72°20′46″E / 23.479231°N 72.346167°E / 23.479231; 72.346167
Country India
StateGujarat
DistrictMehsana
Languages
 • OfficialGujarati, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
384435
Vehicle registrationGJ-2
Nearest cityMehsana

Ambasan is a village in Mehsana Taluka of Mehsana district in the state of Gujarat, India.

History

Punjaji Chavda, a descendant of Vanraja Chavda, established Ambasan as his capital. His son Mesaji Chavda later established Mehsana.[1][2]

There are ruins of some ancient temples nearby which are archaeologically important.[3] Other major temples include Annapurna Devi temple, Amizara Parshwanath Jain temple, Ramji temple and Jay Vijay Hanuman temple, Vaijnath Mahadev temple, Jogani Mata temple.

Amenities

There are schools, a hospital and a post office in the village.[3][4]

References