Patan, Gujarat

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Patan Anhilvad, Anhilpur
City
Logo of the Patan Municipal Corporation
Nickname:  Patola City
Patan Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Patan Patan (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°51′00″N 72°07′30″E / 23.85000°N 72.12500°E / 23.85000; 72.12500
Country	India
State	Gujarat
Region	North Gujarat
District	Patan
Ward	14
Establishment	8th Century as Anhilpur Patan
Founded by	Vanraj Chavda
Named for	King Anhil Bhil
Government
• Type	Patan Municipality
• MLA	Dr. Kirit Patel
• Lok Sabha constituency	Patan Lok Sabha constituency
Area
• City	43.89 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population  (2023)
• City	263,000
• Rank	16th (Gujarat)
• Density	6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
• Metro	283,000
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi, and English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	384265,384275, 384290
Telephone code	02766
Vehicle registration	GJ-24
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Rani ki Vav
Type	Cultural
Criteria	Cultural: (i), (iv)
Designated	2014 (38th session)
Reference no.	922
Region	Southern Asia

Patan (pronunciation^ⓘ) is the administrative seat of Patan district in the Indian state of Gujarat and is an administered municipality. It was the capital of Gujarat's Chavda and Chaulukya dynasties in medieval times, and is also known as Anhilpur-Patan to distinguish it from Prabhas Patan. During the rule of Gujarat Sultanate, it was the capital from 1407 to 1411.

Patan was established by the Chavda king Vanaraja. During the rule of several Hindu and Muslim dynasties, it thrived as a trading city and a regional capital of northern Gujarat. The city contains many Hindu and Jain temples as well as mosques, dargahs and rauzas.

It is a historical place located on the bank of the now extinct Saraswati River. Patan has an old market which is quite sizeable and is believed to have been in continuous operation since at least the rule of Vaghelas and gandhis.