Science Museum

Science Museum is a museum in Junagadh, Gujarat. Science Museum is situated nearby to Navghan Kuvo, as well as near Uparkot Fort.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uparkot Fort and Jumma Masjid.

Uparkot Fort

Fort

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Uparkot is a fort located in east side of Junagadh, Gujarat, India.

The Jumma Masjid or Jama Masjid is a former Friday mosque, now in partial ruins, in Uparkot Fort in Junagadh, in the state of Gujarat, India. The mosque was built in 15th century by converting a temple or a palace identified as Ranakdevi Mahal by local people and the Archaeological Survey of India. Jumma Masjid is situated 140 metres northwest of Science Museum.

Uparkot Caves

Ruins

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Uparkot caves, also Uperkot caves, are ancient man-made caverns. The caves are a part of the Junagadh Buddhist Cave Groups situated in the eastern part of Junagadh of the Indian state of Gujarat. Uparkot Caves is situated 270 metres northwest of Science Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Junagadh and Girnar.

Junagadh

Photo: Charmi Parekh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Junagadh is a historical city in Gujarat, in the west of India, on the Arabian Sea. The region of Junagadh became a district of Gujarat state in 1960. Junagadh used to be the state capital and is now a district administrative center.

Girnar

Locality

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Girnar is an ancient hill in Junagadh, Gujarat, India. It is one of the holiest pilgrimages of Jains, a Mahatirth, where the 22nd Tirthaṅkar, Lord Neminath attained omniscience, and later nirvana at its highest peak, along with other five hundred and thirty three enlightened sages. Girnar is situated 6 km east of Science Museum.

Science Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Junagadh, Jūnāgadh District, Gujarat, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

21.52392° or 21° 31′ 26″ north

Longitude

70.47108° or 70° 28′ 16″ east

Open location code

7JHGGFFC+HC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5518575822

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