It was the capital of Gujarat's Chavda and Chaulukya dynasties in medieval times and is also known as Anhilpur-Patan to distinguish it from Prabhas Patan.

During the rule of several Hindu and Muslim dynasties, it thrived as a trading city and a regional capital of northern Gujarat.

Patan has an old market which is quite sizeable and is believed to have been in continuous operation since at least the rule of Vaghelas and gandhis.

Patan was established by the Chavda ruler Vanaraja in the ninth century as "Anahilapataka".

According to a 1375 CE letter written by a Jain monk:[11]: 21 The people here participate in shining devotion, gifting, morality, and asceticism; the mendicants are firm in upholding the blossom of equanimity; the many Jain temples are blessed with a multitude of images; and even in time of drought the people obtain success in religious actions by means of their merit.

The merchants here have built up a mountain of gold; there are many playful young women with swift feet and side-glancing doe-like eyes; gifting is given as if to a divine tree which will sing their praises; and even those focused on moksha at once touch that true excellence amidst the pleasures of transmigration.

– Verses 13-14 of Vijñapti Mahālekha, sent by the Kharatara Gaccha Jain mendicant Jinodayasūri from Patan to Lokahitācārya in Ayodhya, in 1375 C.E.

Patan is home to the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University[12] named after the polymath Acharya Hemachandra.

[citation needed] Also near by Patan 15km away is Jagruti U.B.Vidhyalay, Vareda,[inappropriate external link?]

[citation needed] Patan is also known for the fotonVR startup which won the egovernence silvar award[inappropriate external link?]

A patola sari takes 4 to 6 months to make, depending on how complicated the designs is and if the length is 5 or 6 metres.

20,00,000 depending on the difficulty of work and the amount of gold threads included during the weaving process.

[citation needed] Rani ki Vav is an intricately constructed stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat, India.

The sculpture of Rani ki Vav depicting Vishnu's avatars, Hindu goddesses, Jain idols and their ancestors.

[14] Most of the sculpture is in devotion to Vishnu, in the forms of his avatars (Krishna, Rama and others), representing their return to the world.

There is a Dinosaur Park, exhibits about the human body, optics, and how science is used in everyday life through hydroponics, solar energy, and rainwater harvesting.

start from Bandra to Bhagat Ki Kothi, with connectivity to Rajasthan, Delhi, and Mumbai.

State Highways SH 7, 10, 130 pass through Patan and connect it with the nearest cities of Gujarat.