Champaner Tourism: Hotels, Reviews, Packages, Photos, Maps, Experience, Itinerary

Champaner is an ancient fortified city, which is located at the foothills of Pavagadh, around 159 km from Ahmedabad. There are two stories about the origin of the name of this town. Some believe that is named after Champaraj who was the founder of the city, while others believe that the town was named after the champa tree that is found here.  The town has a rich historical culture and was a major trade center dealing in fine silk, woven and dyed textile, and sword manufacturing. But its decline started after attacks by the Mughal Emperor Humayun in 1535 AD. The entire landscape of Champaner has many ruins of fort walls, tombs, gardens, arches, pillars and wells. It has been named the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.