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The name ''Amalsāḍ'' is derived from ''Āmvalasāḍhi'', mentioned in a [[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulukya]]-era inscription.<ref name="Sankalia 1949">{{cite book |last1=Sankalia |first1=Hasmukh Dhirajlal |title=Studies in the Historical and Cultural Geography and Ethnography of Gujarat |date=1949 |publisher=Deccan College |location=Pune |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.16229 |access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|60}} |
The name ''Amalsāḍ'' is derived from ''Āmvalasāḍhi'', mentioned in a [[Chaulukya dynasty|Chaulukya]]-era inscription.<ref name="Sankalia 1949">{{cite book |last1=Sankalia |first1=Hasmukh Dhirajlal |author-link=Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia title=Studies in the Historical and Cultural Geography and Ethnography of Gujarat |date=1949 |publisher=Deccan College |location=Pune |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.16229 |access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref>{{rp|60}} |
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Amalsad | |
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 Andheshwar mahadev temple at Amalsad | |
| Nickname: Amal | |
  Amalsad Location in Gujarat, India  Amalsad Amalsad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 20°48′50.1487″N 72°57′18.9713″E / 20.813930194°N 72.955269806°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Navsari |
| Founded by | Shahed |
| Government | |
| • Type | BJP |
| • Body | BJP |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 22 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 396310 |
| Telephone code | 02634 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ |
| Nearest city | Billimora |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Navsari |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gandevi |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Amalsad (Gujarati: અમલસાડ Amalsāḍ) is a Village in Gujarat, India. It is located in the Gandevi sub-district of Navsari. It is a prominent rail junction on the Mumbai-Vadodara line of the Western Railway (India). The three closest localities to Amalsad are Gandevi, Kachholi, and Billimora. It is famous as the center of Sapodilla trade and exports in the local area of Gujarat, where 5 to 6 tons of Sapodilla get sold in a day during the season. It is also the birthplace of famous Gujarati artist Kalaguru Shri Jashubhai Naik.
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The name Amalsāḍ is derived from Āmvalasāḍhi, mentioned in a Chaulukya-era inscription.[1]: 60
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- ^ Sankalia, Hasmukh Dhirajlal (1949). Pune: Deccan College https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.16229. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
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