Naliya is an town, which is also Taluka headquarter of Abdasa Tauka of Kutch District of Gujarat, India. It is located on Western end of Kutch at a distance of 17 km from ancient port of Jakhau. Naliya is centuries old town, which boasts of Jain temples built several centuries ago.[1][2]It is a famous Jain pilgrimage center and one the famous five Jain temples of Abdasa ni Panchtirthi is in the town. Other Jain temples are in nearby places in Abdasa Taluka. The main architects of these centuries old beautiful Jain temples were Mistris of Kutch.[3][4] Naliya is also famous for Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary also known as LalaParjan Sanctuary, which is located nearby the town. With an area of about only 2 square kilometers, it is the smallest sanctuary in the country. There are approximately 30 Great Indian Bustards here, second only to Desert National Park, Rajasthan.[5][6] Naliya also has a Indian Air Force station, which was built here in view of the town's proximity to Pakistan.[7] Nos 45 and 101 Squadrons IAF fly Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21s from the base.[8]
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