Nal
Nal, 1908
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
A large lake in the Bombay Presidency, about 37 miles south-west of Ahmadabad, lying between 22° 43' and 22° 50' N. and 71° 59' and 72° 6' E. It was at one time part of an arm of the sea which separated Kathiawar from the mainland, and it still covers an area of 49 square miles. Its water, at all times brackish, grows more saline as the dry season advances, till at the close of the hot season it has become nearly salt. The borders of the lake are fringed with reeds and other rank vegetation, affording cover to innumerable wild-fowl of every description. In the bed are many small islands, much used as grazing grounds for cattle during the hot season.
