Vastrapur

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Vastrapur

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Vastrapur is an area in Ahmedabad district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad is located in this area. This area is famous for the Vastrapur Lake.

It is said to be one of the fastest growing areas in the city of Ahmedabad. It is located beside the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway, an area famous for its line of restaurants and shopping malls. The futuristic electric cremeation house is located in this area. Other landmarks of this area are the gurudwara and the nehru foundation / Center for environment education.

Sandesh, a newspaper published in the local language - Gujarati, has its head office in this area.

Bodakdev, an area adjoining Vastrapur is turning out to be a posh area with high real estate market value. It also houses the elite High Court Judges of Gujarat State.