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Pa⋅tan

  [pah-tuhn]
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–noun
Lalitpur.

La⋅lit⋅pur

  [luh-lit-poor]
–noun
a city in E central Nepal, near Katmandu. 135,230.
Also called Patan.
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Patan

town, northern Gujarat state, west-central India. It is situated on the Saraswati River in the lowlands between the Aravalli Range and the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay) . Once capital of the Chavada and Solanki dynasties (720-1242), it was sacked in 1024 by Mahmud of Ghazna. Patan is a commercial centre for agricultural produce; industries include cotton milling, weaving, embroidering, and wood and ivory carving. Pottery and swords are also manufactured in the town, which is served by a railroad. Pop. (2001) 112,219.

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