Kutch Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Kutch (also Cutch or Kachh) is a district of Gujarat state in western India.
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Geography
The capital of Kutch district is Bhuj.
Kutch is bounded by the Pakistan to the north, the Arabian Sea to the west, and the Gulf of Kutch, which separates Kutch from the Kathiawar peninsula, to the south and southeast. Kutch includes the Rann of Kutch, a huge wetland that forms the northern and eastern part of the region, south of the border between India and Pakistan. The northeastern border with Pakistan along Sir creek is the subject of a border dispute.
Language
The language spoken predominantly in Kutch is Kutchi.
History
Kutch was formerly an independent state, founded in 1270. In 1815, Kutch became a British protectorate, and ultimately a princely state whose local ruler acknowledged British sovereignty in return for local autonomy. After Indian independence in 1947, Kutch became a province of India.
It became an Indian state in 1950. On November 1, 1956, Kutch became part of Bombay state, which in 1960 was divided into the new linguistic states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. After the 1947 partition, Sindh province and the port of Karachi ended up in Pakistan, and the Indian Government constructed a modern port at Kandla in Kutch to serve as the main port for western India in lieu of Karachi.
The epicenter of 2001 Gujarat Earthquake was in this state.
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