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During 1983–1990, the Marine Archaeology Unit of India's National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) carried out underwater excavations at Dwarka and Bet Dwarka. [16] According to S. R. Rao "The available archaeological evidence from onshore and offshore excavations confirms the existence of a city-state with a couple of satellite towns in 1500 ...
Dwarka is mentioned in the copper inscription dated 574 CE of Simhaditya, the Maitraka dynasty minister of Vallabhi. He was the son of Varahdas, the king of Dwarka. The nearby Bet Dwarka island is a religious pilgrimage site and an important archaeological site of the Late Harappan period, with one thermoluminescence date of 1570 BCE. [17] [18]
Dwarka is the largest residential suburb in Asia, with 1718 residential enclaves, and a net population of 1,100,000. Currently, the Dwarka Sub-City (Sector 1 to 29) is divided into 5 MCD Wards: 135 - Kakraula, 136 - Matiala, 141 - Bijwasan, 145 - Palam, and 147 - Mahavir Enclave.
Dwarakadheesh Temple, Dwarka. Dwarka is located in the state of Gujarat on the westernmost coast of India. The city derives its name from the word "dvara" meaning door or gate in the Sanskrit language. It is located where the Gomti River merges into the Arabian Sea.
Bet Dwarka (also spelled Beyt Dwarka) or Shankhodhar is an inhabited island at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch, situated 2 km (1 mi) off the coast of the town of Okha, Gujarat, India, and 25 km (16 mi) north of the city of Dwarka. Northeast to southwest, the island measures 8 km (5 mi) long and averaging 2 km (1 mi) wide.
This gives it a ranking of 198th in India (out of a total of 640). [7] The district has a population density of 5,445 inhabitants per square kilometre (14,100/sq mi). [7] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 30.62%. [7] South West Delhi has a sex ratio of 836 females for every 1000 males, [7] and a literacy rate of 88.81%. [7]
Map of Okha in Gujarat, India. Okha is a coastal town in Devbhoomi Dwarka district of Gujarat state in India. Dwarka is situated 30 km south, and Bet Dwarka island is situated 2.9 km across a small creek from Okha port.
There are two mediums, English medium and Gujarati medium. Most students come from the city and also hail from Dwarka. There is a small railway station in Mithapur where only passenger trains stop. Major trains stop and Dwarka and terminate at Okha. Nearest airport is Jamnagar airport which is approximately 144 km from Mithapur.