Vadali, Gujarat
Town in Gujarat, India
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Vadali is a town in Vadali Taluka of Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, India.
Vadali | |
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Town | |
  Vadali Location in Gujarat, India  Vadali Vadali (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23.942°N 73.038°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Sabarkantha |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | +912772 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-9 |
| Website | gujaratindia |
History
Vadali is perhaps the O-cha-li or Vadari which Chinese traveller Xuanzang visited between Malwa and Valabhi circa 640 CE. In the eleventh century, Vadali was the centre of a large kingdom.[which?][1]
It was formerly known as Vatapalli. Kharataragaccha-Gurvavali notes the Parshvanatha temple of Vadali dated to mid-12th century.[2] Sahanapala, son of Haripala (a Pratihara of the Paramara king Dharavarsha) built the mandapa of the Vaidyanath temple at Vadali in Vikram Samvat 1264 (1208 CE).[3]
Demographics
Vadali has a population of 23,000.
Geography
It's surrounded by mountains which are parts of the Aravali Range.
Economy
Transport
It is located thirteen kilometres north of Idar.[1] It is located on State Highway connecting Himatnagar and Ambaji. It is 30 km from Polo forest.
