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Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It was the former capital of the Porbandar princely state. Porbandar and Chhaya are the twin cities of each other and both cities are jointly governed by Porbandar–Chhaya Municipal Corporation.
Porbandar is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi.Porbandar is also mentioned in the Mahabharata as the native place of Krishna's childhood friend Sudama.As per the mythological reference in Sudama Charitra of Skand Puran of Shrimad Bhagvad, the present Porbandar city was named after Goddess Porav, and was located along the river banks of Asmavati.
The Huzoor Palace, also spelled Huzar Palace, [1] is a palace in Porbandar, in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was built by Rana Natwarsinhji, who was the last Maharaja of the Princely State of Porbandar, in the early years of the 20th century, with clear European influences. The palace is now used by the successors of the Maharaja's family who ...
National Highway 27 (NH 27), an East - West National highway in India that starts in Porbandar and ends in Silchar, the highway passes through the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam. [1]
Miyani is a beach village in Porbandar Taluka in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. It is located 39 km north from the district headquarters of Porbandar and 429 km from the state capital of Gandhinagar. [1] Miyani is situated on a creek and is a fishing center in a fresh fish zone. [2] It is located on the coastline of Gujarat with beaches on the ...
Ranavav is a Taluka of Porbandar district in Saurastra, Gujarat, India. In Gujarat legislative (vidhan sabha) Ranavav shares it seat with Kutiyana taluka (33, Ranavav/Kutiyana). Ranavav is main headquarters for hundreds of villages near by; it is at the edge of Jungle bardo, which extends from Jamnagar to Porbandar and it is rich in jungle ...
Porbandar Airport (IATA: PBD, ICAO: VAPR) is a public airport in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. Currently, civilian flights are not operational. Currently, civilian flights are not operational. Apart from civilian operations it also has a military presence in the form of INAS 343 of the Indian Navy and CGAE Porbandar of the Indian Coast Guard .
Kantela is a village in Porbandar district of Gujarat, India.It is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Porbandar, and around 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the sea. As of 2011, its population was 1,289, in 259 households.