The Asiatic wild ass is a member of the horse family with striking white underparts and a deep mane.

At the edge of town, on the banks of the Samatsar lake, stands the finest example of the wooden architecture of the Royal Palaces of Gujarat.

The formal square plan of two storied palace structure, adorned with exquisitely carved wooden columns, brackets, friezes and jalis with geometric patterns defines the courtyard.

Four raised pathways, from the center of each side, meet in the middle of the courtyard at the base of the seven storied, octagonal tower, with jharokhas overlooking all eight directions.

From the top of this tower, on a clear day, one can see the surrounding villages; therefore, it is popularly known as Jhalawad Darshan or EK-Dandia Mahal.

On the west bank of the Samatsar Lake, a famous pilgrim place of the Dawoodi Bohra community, the dargah of Maula Qazi, is located.Halvad is a village of Brahmins.

Halvad is famous for gourmet Brahmins and heroic warriors, who fought against past invaders to protect their hometown.

Paliyas (memorial stones) remind visitors of the bloody battles fought at the gates of Halvad.

They evoke memories of women who committed sati to protect their honor and men who died fighting against enemies.

It has progressed in agriculture, with crops like cotton, groundnut, mustard, castor, onion, watermelon, muskmelon, pomegranate, papaya, kesar mango, garlic, millet, jowar, tobacco, etc.