Ahmedabad's Darwajas

Old Ahmedabad city, Gujarat's commercial capital, was encompassed within a fort. This Bhadra fort had 12 darwajas (gates). Each of the darwaja has beautiful carvings, calligraphy and some of them even balconies.

These entrances to the city has a unique name. Pretty much the area surrounding these gates have adopted the name of darwaja as the name of the locality.

• Teen Darwaja (Tran Darwaja, Three gates) - It is composed of 3 arched entrances was built by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as a royal entrance to Maidan Shahi. Mughal emperor Jehangir and his wife Noor Jehan used to watch the Tazia procession of Mahuram from over these gates.
• Lal Darwaja
• Delhi Darwaja - Entrance in the direction of Delhi.
• Prem Darwaja
• Kalupur Darwaja
• Khanpur Darwaja
• Panchkuva Darwaja
• Astodia Darwaja
• Raipur Darwaja
• Gomtipur Darwaja
• Jamalpur Darwaja