Tankara
Dayanand Nagar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Tankara Location in Gujarat, India  Tankara Tankara (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°39′22″N 70°44′53″E / 22.656°N 70.748°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Morbi |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 363650 |
| Telephone code | 02822 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-36 |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Tankara is a town in Morbi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is situated on the Demi River and on Rajkot-Morbi Highway,[1] 20 kilometres from Morbi, 40 kilometres from Rajkot, and 80 kilometres from Jamnagar. Tankara is considered a holy city to Arya Samajis because it is the birthplace of Swami Dayananda Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj, who was born on 12 February 1824.[2]
- ^ Demi River
- ^ "Vedic Cultural Centre (VCC)". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2014.