Why visit Māndvi
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 2 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Mandvi Beach.
Weather in Māndvi
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About Māndvi
Mandvi is a beach town with a municipality in the Kachchh district (Kutch) of the Indian state of Gujarat. It was once a major port of the region and summer retreat for the Maharao (king) of the Cutch State. The old city was enclosed by the Mandvi Fort wall, and the remains of the fort wall can still be seen. The port was built in 1580 and the city has a 400-year-old shipbuilding industry, which is still active and dhows, a type of wooden ship, are still constructed.
From the Wikipedia article Mandvi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Māndvi on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay1
History
Mandvi was founded by the Rao of Kutch State, Khengarji I in 1580.
The city Mandvi was named after Sage Mandavya (Mahabharata story), who lived here. When Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered Europe-to-India sea route in 1497, he had a Gujarati by his side to show him the way. A Kutchi sailor, Kanji Malam, navigated the commander to Calicut from Malindi on east African coast. Malam hailed from Mandvi, a shipbuilding hub. Historians have differed over the identity of the sailor, calling him a Christian and a Gujarati. German author Justus says it was Malam (Kharva) and he was a Hindu Gujarati who accompanied Vasco. Italian researcher Sinthia Salvadori too has concluded that it was Malam who showed Gama the way to India. Salvadori has made this observation in her 'We Came in Dhows', an account written after interacting with people in Gujarat.
From the History section of Mandvi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Healthcare3
Haji Hasan Hospital(Hajiyani Khatijabai Medical Trust Sanchalit)
Hospital · 1.3 km
Map of Māndvi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base (BHJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 59 km away.
- Mundra 38 km east, about 38 min by car
- Roha 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Mānkuwa 47 km northeast, about 47 min by car
- Okha 50 km southwest, about 50 min by car
- Sukhpar 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
- Mirjhapar 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
- Bhuj 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Madhapar 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Mithapur 58 km southwest, about 58 min by car
- Jamnagar 84 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mandvi Market - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Grand Temple1 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Grand Temple2 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Shrinathji Jain Derasar2 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Shrinathji Jain Derasar - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Roza Entrance - panoramio - Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi ST Bus Stand - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Grand Roza - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Outside ST Bus Depot - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Bird 1 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Ships and Birds - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Ship Building 2 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Bird 2 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Ship Making - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Ship Builders - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- RukhmavatiBridge, NH-8A, Mandavi, Kachchh - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Boat Making - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Ship Building 1 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Rukmavati River1 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Roza Sehen - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Bridge over Rukmavati - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Musafirkhana - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Fort - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Roza Entrance - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Lake 2 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Lake 4 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Lake - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Lake 3 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Crab Plover (8556846776), Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India, CC BY 2.0
- Wind Turbines on the Coastline of Swaminarayan Holy Beach, Mandvi, Kutch, Gujarat, India, Rahultalreja11, CC BY 4.0
- Enjoying Camel Ride, Mandvi Beach, Kachchh - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Windmill at Mandvi Beach, Kachchh - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Evening View at Mandvi Beach, Kachchh - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Beach - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Sunset at Mandvi Beach, Kachchh - panoramio, Raman Patel, CC BY 3.0
- Last sun, Shubham5678, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Juhu beach of mumbai, Krish1423, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Windmills on the Coastline of waminarayan Holy Beach, Mandvi, Kutch, Gujarat, India, Rahultalreja11, CC BY 4.0
- Mandvi Beachc Public2 - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
- Mandvi Beach Public - panoramio, Camaal Mustafa Sikan…, CC BY 3.0
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