Adesar

{{Short description|City in Gujarat, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

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| settlement_type = Village

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| coordinates = {{Coord|23|33|32|N|70|59|00|E|type:city_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Gujarat

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Kutch

| subdivision_type3 = Taluka

| subdivision_name3 = Rapar

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| elevation_m = 79

| population_total = 9560 +

| population_as_of = 2013

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| population_density_km2 = 2000

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Kutchi, Gujarati, Hindi

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 370 155

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| area_code = 02830

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Adesar is a small village in Kutch district, Gujarat, India.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Adesar/@23.5563944,70.9754991,15z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x395a5a8bf5b6f559:0xa61236977814c74e!2sAdesar,+Gujarat+370155!3b1!8m2!3d23.5580562!4d70.9814281!3m4!1s0x395a5a8a752b9849:0x88516f5d73dbc34f!8m2!3d23.56094!4d70.9829 Google Maps]

History

The town was protected by fort which were damaged in 1816 following war with Rao Bharmalji of Cutch State.{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLUBAAAAYAAJ|year=1880|publisher=Printed at the Government Central Press|page=210}}

The town had ancient Suryanarayan temple destroyed in 2001 Bhuj earthquake. It was rebuilt again later.{{cite web | title=Surya Narayan temple -Adesar | website=The Megalithic Portal | date=28 October 2007 | url=http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=26765 | accessdate=1 August 2015}}

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