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Tourist Places

The Old Fort: Built by Mohammad Tughlak in the 14th century, as a defence fortification against the Bhils.
The Textile Market: Surat ’s vast and active textile market testifies its importance in the textile trade even today.
Dandi: Situated on the coastline and well known as a salt centre, Dandi has acquired a name in history after the famous ‘Dandi March Salt Satyagraha’ launched by Gandhiji in March, 1930 AD.
SMC Building SURAT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Mogal Emperor Shahjahan has constructed this historical monument in the year 1644. Initially it was utilised as residence of Officer and Foreign tourists. The freedom fighters of 1857 were jailed over here. In the year 1867 the offices of municipal corporation was shitted there and since then it is used as an office of Surat municipal corporation.
Narmad Library It has been built up in the memory of famous Gujarati poet Narmad in the year 1991 at Ghod dod road one of the poshed localities of modern Surat city. It has a wealthy collection of 1,50,000 books. The library has different sections like reading room, reference room, adult section and children section. The library is surround by beautiful garden.