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Population18,480
GeoNames
RegionGujarat
Elevation11 m
36 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportBhavnagar Airport (BHU)
39 km
Why visit Alang
Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Alang Ship Breaking Yard.
Weather in Alang
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Things to do1
Alang Ship Breaking Yard
Beach · 2.6 km
Ship breaking yard in Alang, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
Map of Alang
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 39 km away.
- Talāja 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Ghogha 34 km north, about 34 min by car
- Sidsar 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Malanka 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Pālitāna 39 km west, about 39 min by car
- Bhavnagar 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Vartej 40 km north, about 40 min by car
- Sihor 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
- Olpād 60 km east, about 1 h by car
- Surat 71 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Cutter-man in Hong Kong Convention compliant yard in Alang, India, Nayeem Noor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alang Ship Breaking Yard, Neilsatyam, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hong Kong Convention compliant yard in Alang, india, Nayeem Noor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alang Ship Buster - panoramio, anil c patel, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ship recycling yard workers, Nayeem Noor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Impermeable Floor at the Recycling Facilities, Nayeem Noor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- End of the life vessel beached in ship recycling yard, Nayeem Noor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Safe removal of Hazardous materials from recycled ship, Nayeem Noor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cleaning of oil stained sections of recycled ship, Nayeem Noor, CC BY-SA 4.0
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