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Anand district

Anand is a district of central Gujarat, India, formed in 1997 from part of Kheda district, with its headquarters at the town of Anand. The town is famous as the home of the Amul dairy co-operative, which grew from 1946 into the centre of India's White Revolution. The district includes the old port town of Khambhat, formerly Cambay.

Anand district
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Cambay State

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