The Ahmedabad PortalAhmedabad i/ˈɑːmɨdəbɑːd/ also known as Amdavad () is the largest city and former capital of the Indian state of Gujarat. With a city population of more than 5.5 million & extended population of 6.3 million it is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India. In 2010, Forbes magazine rated Ahmedabad as the fastest-growing city in India, and listed it as third fastest-growing in the world after the Chinese cities of Chengdu and Chongqing. In December 2011 market research firm IMRB declared Ahmedabad the best mega-city to live in (compared to India's other mega-cities). Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the River Sabarmati, 32 km from the state capital Gandhinagar. The city is the administrative center of Ahmadabad district and was the capital of Gujarat till 1960. Ahmedabad was founded on 26 February 1411 by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as the capital of the Gujarat Sultanate, and was named after him. Under British rule, a military cantonment was established and the city infrastructure was modernized and expanded. Though incorporated into the Bombay Presidency during British rule, Ahmedabad remained one of the most important cities in the Gujarat region. The city established itself as the home of a developing textile industry, which earned it the nickname the Manchester of the East. The city was at the forefront of the Indian independence movement in the first half of the 20th century and center of many campaigns of civil disobedience to promote workers' rights, civil rights, and political independence. Featured and good articlesRelated portalsAssociated WikimediaThe following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject:
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