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A range of low hills, known as the Gir Hills, occupy the south central portion of the peninsula, the highest of which is Girnar. The natural vegetation of the peninsula is tropical dry broadleaf forest, and makes up the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregionEcoregions are defined by the World Wildlife Fund as "relatively large units of land or water containing a distinct assemblage of natural communities and species, with boundaries that approximate the original extent of natural communities prior to major l. Gir National Park , which includes the forested hills around Girnar, is home to the last remaining Asiatic lionThe Lion Panthera leo is a mammal of the family Felidae. The male lion, who is easily recognized by his mane, may weigh up to 250 kg (550 lb). Females are much smaller, weighing up to only 180 kg (400 lb). In the wild lions live for around 10 14 years, whs left in the wild. Other national parks on Kathiawar are Velavadar National Park on the Gulf of Cambay and Marine National Park , on the Gulf of Kutch near Jamnagar.

Before Indian independence in 1947, most of Kathiawar was divided into numerous princely states, ruled by local potentates who acknowledged British sovereignty in return for local autonomy. The rest of the peninsula, chiefly in the east along the Gulf of Cambay, was part of Bombay stateBombay state is a former state of India. During British rule, portions of the western coast of India under direct British rule were part of the Bombay Presidency. In 1937, the Bombay Presidency became a province of British India. After Indian independence. Upon independence, Kathiawar became part of India, although the Muslim ruler of JunagadhJunagadh is a city in Gujarat state of India. Junagadh is also the a district in the state of Gujarat. History Junagadh is a former princely state of British India. Its local ruler, a Muslim, chose to become part of Pakistan after the independence and par sought to become part of PakistanIslami Jamhuria Pakistan ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National motto: Iman, Ittehad, Nazm( Urdu: "Faith, Unity, Discipline" Official Language(s) Urdu, English Capital Islamabad Largest City Karachi President General Pervez Musharraf Prime Minister Shaukat Az; India intervened, and Junagadh acceded to India, although Pakistan still maintains a claim to it. The former princely states of Kathiawar were grouped into the new province of SaurashtraSaurashtra (also Soruth and Sorath is a former state of India, located on the Kathiawar peninsula of western India. It is now part of the state of Gujarat. Its capital was Junagarh. After India's independence in 1947, 217 princely states of Kathiawar were, which became a stateIndia is subdivided into 28 states, 6 union territories and a national capital territory. States # Andhra Pradesh # Arunachal Pradesh # Assam # Bihar # Chhattisgarh # Goa # Gujarat # Haryana # Himachal Pradesh # Jammu and Kashmir # Jharkhand # Karnataka # in 1950. In 1956, Saurashtra was merged into Bombay state, and in 1960, Bombay state was divided along linguistic lines into the new states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Diu remained in Portuguese hands until 1961, when it was occupied by Indian troops, and was integrated into India as part of the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu in 1962.