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Country
  
India

District
  
Dang District

PIN
  
394710

Elevation
  
1,000 m

State
  
Gujarat

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
+02631

Area code
  
+02631

Don, Dang

Don is a hill station and village in Dang district of Gujarat, India. It is second hill station in state after nearby Saputara.

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Geography

Don is on a plateau in the Dang forest area of Western Ghats (Sahyadri) range at an altitude of about 1000 metres, higher than the nearby Saputara. It is located 33 km from Ahwa and 55km from Saputara. Earlier the hill station was 85 km away but the distance was shortened after the construction of a new road in 2013.

Tourism

The village has a pleasant low temperature climate throughout the year. The hill station is rich in bio-diversity. The village with around 1200 tribal population has rich tribal Dangi heritage. There is a hillock named after Dronacharya. There are waterfalls and caves near Pandav village on the approach.

References

Don, Dang Wikipedia