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Gopi Talav

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•Lake is renovated and now has very good garden, restaurant and boating facility available.
•Gopi Talav or Gopi Lake is a lake in the Gopipura locality in the city of Surat in Gujarat state of India.

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Lake is renovated and now has very good garden, restaurant and boating facility available.
Gopi Talav or Gopi Lake is a lake in the Gopipura locality in the city of Surat in Gujarat state of India.
It was built circa 1510 CE by Malik Gopi, who was an affluent merchant and governor of Surat during the Gujarat Sultanate.
In 2012, the lake was renovated by Surat Municipal Corporation and the area surrounding was redeveloped as a recreational facility.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

•Malik Gopi, a Brahmin merchant,[Note 1] settled in Surat and the development of the city has been attributed to his contributions.
•The area he developed was called Gopipura, in his honour and the king of Gujarat[Note 2] gave him the title of "Malik".
•The town that he developed was still unnamed and consulting astrologers he proposed to name it "Suraj" or "Suryapur".
•The king disliking the Hindu inclination of the name altered it to "Surat" (meaning headings of the chapters of the Quran).

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Lake is renovated and now has very good garden, restaurant and boating facility available. Gopi Talav or Gopi Lake is a lake in the Gopipura locality in the city of Surat in Gujarat state of India.

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Lake is renovated and now has very good garden, restaurant and boating facility available. Gopi Talav or Gopi Lake is a lake in the Gopipura locality in the city of Surat in Gujarat state of India.

Address: Rustampura. It is about 2.2 km from central Surat.

The most comfortable months are January, November and December; March is the hottest, with highs around 37°C.