[citation needed] Junagadh has a mountain range called Girnar which is a place of pilgrimage for Hinduism and Jainism.
The district has a long shoreline and has ports including Veraval, Mangrol, and Chorwad.
As of October 2011, the government of India had given its approval for a ropeway on Mount and in 2021 it was completed and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to the 2011 census Junagadh district has a population of 2,743,082,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Jamaica[4] or the US state of Utah.
[7] Junagadh contains the Gir Forest National Park, which is the only home to Asiatic lions.
Girnari Giddh, the long-billed vultures, are found only on Girnar, as the Girnar region alone accounts for about 25 per cent of the species and about 10 per cent of the total vulture population in the Gujarat state.