Anarta

This article is about the historical region. For the mythological kingdom, see Anarta Kingdom. For the noctuid moth genus, see Anarta (moth).
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Anarta is identified as the area in and around Vadnagar (marked here in modern day Gujarat state).

Anarta (Sanskrit: आनर्त, Ānarta) was an ancient Indian region which corresponded to the present-day North Saurashtra to North Gujarat regions in Gujarat state of India.[1] Several ancient inscriptions and literary sources mention a town called Anartapura or Anandapura, which is identified as the area in and around the present-day Vadnagar.[2]

  1. ^ Mahajan, V.D. (1960, reprint 2007). Ancient India, New Delhi: S. Chand, ISBN 81-219-0887-6, p.423
  2. ^ "Lost city could be Gujarat's womb: Archaeologists". The Times of India. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2014.