Songad : Songadh-Vyārā is now a village in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat in the hills of the Sahyādri, linking south-west Gujarat to Khāndesh (q.v.). The hill was densely wooded when Shivaji’s army had gone through it on its way to attack the British at Surat. Later Songadh, the fortress on this hill, was taken over by Pilāji Gaekwad. The natives still speak a mixture of Gujarati & Marathi. Situated near the Ukai dam on the river Tāpti it is now famous for its timber trade.
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