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Porbandar, owing to its coastal location, is the least hot of all major cities in Gujarat: Average high temperatures do not reach 35 °C or 95 °F in any month. Climate data for Porbandar Airport (1981–2010, extremes 1969–present)
The capital of state was the harbour town of Porbandar. [ citation needed ] Some other important towns of this state were Bhanvad , Chhaya , Ranpar, and Shrinagar . Earlier Shrinagar served as the capital of Jethwas, then Ghumli served as the capital, but was lost to the Jadejas , however, architectural heritage built by them still stands at ...
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.
With the arrival of European colonial powers in the 16th century, Gujarat's ports entered a new era. The Portuguese established themselves in Diu and Daman, while the British transformed Bombay (present-day Mumbai) into a major commercial hub. These colonial ports facilitated the export of raw materials such as cotton and opium, influencing the ...
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 ...
Bakharla is a village in the Porbandar district, Gujarat, India. It is approximately located 12 km north east of Mohandas Gandhi's birthplace Porbandar city. The existence of Bakharla gham is verified by Google Maps [2] and Google Earth and its location is confirmed at Latitude: 21.73194 & Longitude: 69.63531.
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 products like rare herbs and animals jaguar. Hindu (bramhin, Kumbhar (Prajapati), maher, rabari, vankar, baniya, thakkar, patel and darbars are minorities). Muslim Sia and Sunni (khoja).
Kutiyana is located at 4] It has an average elevation of 30 metres (98 feet). Kutiyana town is spread over almost a 2 km range on the banks of the Bhadar River. Kutiyana is around 42 km away from its district center, Porbandar, and 40 km away from Airport. Kutiyana taluka has 52 villages.