Baroda
[key], former native state, now incorporated in Gujarat state, W central
India. It is a prosperous area on a fertile alluvial plain. Its chief city,
Vadodara, formerly Baroda, a district administrative center
on the Vishvamitri River, has cotton-textile, chemical, machinery,
furniture, and consumer-goods industries. The city is a rail and road hub,
and has an airfield. There are several institutions of higher learning and
museums. The Markapura Palace has deep and ornately carved wells.
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