peninsula is xeric scrub. A range of low hills known as the Gir Hills occupies the south-central portion of the peninsula. The highest of these is Girnar. The hills are home to an enclave of tropical dry broadleaf forest. Gir National Park and its surroundings host the last remaining Asiatic lion population. Other national parks in Kathiawar are Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar on the Gulf of Cambay, and Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch, near Jamnagar. Antiquity (places: history, archaeology, nature, religion) Dwarika Somnath Sasan Gir and interiors / Kathi territories in Amreli-Bhavnagar districts Vallabhi Porbandar Junagadh Shatrunjay Hills, Palitana Sihor Palitana Virpur (Rajkot) and Gondal Jamnagar & Marine National Park Velavadar Old cities of Gondal, Wadhvan, Morbi, Wankaner Diu, India Notable characters and figures Religion, pre-history, spirituality Sudama – Krishna's friend and a character from Mahabharata Baba Balak Nath – One of the legendary Naths and Chaurasi Siddhas Neminath – One of the Siddhas and 22nd Jain Tirthankar Narsinh Mehta (1414-1481) – Poet and saint Swaminarayan – Believed to be the manifestation of Purushottam/Parabrahma. Also known as Sahajanand Swami Pramukh Swami Maharaj – Guru and Pramukh, or president, of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, an international Hindu socio-spiritual organization. Dayanand Saraswati – Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the Arya Samaj Jalaram Bapa – A mystic and saint Shrimad Rajchandra – A prominent Jain philosopher Morari Bapu – Preacher, teacher, thinker Ramesh Bhai Ojha (Hindi: रमेश भाई ओझा) – Hindu spiritual leader and preacher of Vedanta Philosophy Gangasati – Paanbai & Kahadsinhji Gohil mystic saints near samadhiyala Kanji Swami – Jain scholar & Saint of Songadh, Also known as "Koh-i-Noor of Kathiawar" Society, ideology, politics, leadership Sardar Vallabha bhai Patel Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India, and Father of Nation Muhammad Ali Jinnah – lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan and Pakistani Father of the Nation U. N. Dhebar – Freedom fighter (Indian independence), and President of the Indian National Congress Virchand Gandhi – First Gujarati Patriot from Mahuva to visit USA officially and participate in first World Religion Parliament, 1893 Fatima Jinnah – Mother of Pakistani Nation Governance, nobility, reforms, politics Nawab Sir Muhammad Mahabat Khan III – Babi of Junagadh state Maharaja Sir Takhtsinhji Gohil of Bhavnagar – Reformist and progressive ruler who constructed the Bhavnagar State Railway Maharaja Bhagvatsinhji of Gondal – A progressive and enlightened ruler, wrote Bhagavadgomandal