List of tourist attractions in Surat explained

Surat is a principal business hub of the Indian state Gujarat, the eighth largest city and ninth largest urban agglomeration. Surat is the 2nd cleanest city of India.^[1] and fastest growing city of the world ^[2] Surat is also famous for its food, besides being the hub of diamonds and textiles in India, and one of the country's oldest cities.

Surat has many Historical monuments and tourist places.^[3] Some of them are:

Historical monuments

• Heritage Square
• British Cemetery of Surat
• Dutch cemetery of Surat

Forts

• Surat Castle

Museums

• Saraswati Mandir  - a house museum of Gujarati poet Narmad

Beaches, dams and lakes

• Suvali Beach
• Dumas Beach
• Umbharat Beach
• Ukai Dam
• Gopi Talav

Amusements, parks and zoos

• Sarthana Nature Park
• Jagdishchandra Bose Aquarium
• Science Centre
• Amaazia

Libraries

• Andrews Library
• Nanpura Parsi Library
• Kavi Narmad Central Library

Malls and markets

• Chauta Bazaar
• VR Mall (Virtuous Retail)

Places of worship

Temples

• Chintamani Jain Temple
• Shree Shyam Mandir, Surat Dham ambaji Mandir ^[4]

Churches

• Anglican Church

Other points of interest

• Bedkuvadoor
• Bhadbhuja
• Bhagal
• Bhavanivad
• Gaurav Path
• Tapi Riverfront
• Wier-cum causeway

Notes and References

1. NDTV Article https://swachhindia.ndtv.com/swachh-survekshan-2020-gujarats-surat-is-indias-second-cleanest-city-heres-a-lowdown-of-all-the-things-done-right-48800/
2. Web site: World's fastest growing urban areas. Citymayors.com. 2 November 2017.
3. Web site: Explore Tourism in Surat . 2 November 2017 . Gujarattourism.
4. Web site: Shree Shyam Mandir Surat Dham (श्री श्याम मंदिर सूरत धाम). 2020-11-04. Shree Shyam Mandir. en-US.