Jamnagar nbsp; pronunciation  (help· info) is a city located on the western coast of India  in the state of Gujarat  in the Gulf of Kutch.It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar District.

Jamnagar is the fifth largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat behindAhmedabad, nbsp;Surat, nbsp;Vadodara  and Rajkot. Jamnagar is the largest city on the western most side of India.

The Modern look of the city was initially given by Jam Saheb Shri Ranjitsinhji, who actual built the city with all the modern infrastructure of that era was done during his reign during 1920s, the city was thereafter substantially developed by Jam Saheb Shri Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji  in the 1940s, when it was part of the Princely state  of Nawanagar.

The city lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch, some 337 kilometres (209 mi) west of the state capital, Gandhinagar

World #39;s largest petroleum company, Reliance Industries, has established the world's largest oil refinery  near the village of Moti Khavdi in Jamnagar district.The Essar Oil  refinery is located in the nearby town of Vadinar.

Nawanagar was founded by Jam Sri Rawalji  in 1540 as the capital of the eponymous Princely state. Jamnagar, historically known as Nawanagar (the new town), was one of the most important and the largest Princely states of the Jadejas  in the Saurashtra region. It was a 13 gun salute state. According to Pauranik literature,

The best time to visit the destination is from October to march.