Why visit Mundra
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 4 places to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
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About Mundra
Mundra is a census town and a headquarter of Mundra Taluka of Kachchh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Founded in about the 1640s, the town was an important mercantile centre and port throughout its history. Mundra Port is the largest private port in India.
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Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship10
History
Mundra was established by Bhojarajji I of Cutch State in the 1640s.
According to a legend, a Jain merchant named Vardhaman Sheth asked Pir Hazrat Shah Murad Bukhari to pray for the safety of his sinking cargo ship. Miraculously, the ship was saved when the pir used his dhoti to prevent seawater from entering the ship. Vardhaman Sheth requested the pir to rename the town from Dumra to Muradabad in his respect, but the pir declined and suggested the name Munahara, lit. 'a picturesque town near a river'. The name Mundra is derived from Munahara. Many other miracles are attributed to the pir. The legend also highlights a local custom among seafarers and merchants of visiting the pir's shrine before going to sea.
The town was fortified in 1728 by Devakaran Seth, Dewan of Deshalji I. The Old Mundra town was walled and fortified with the masonry from the ruins of the ancient town of Bhadreshwar, twenty-seven kilometres to the north-east. It is mentioned in the Bantvijaya Chronicles and the masonry was transported as late as Vikram Samvat 1817 (1760). It is also mentioned by James Burgess. Colonel Holland who visited it in the 1840s mentions that the walled town was 1.5 miles in circumference and had 1500 houses.
From the History section of Mundra on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare18
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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, 49 km away.
- Māndvi 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Anjār 44 km northeast, about 44 min by car
- Sukhpar 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Mānkuwa 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Antarjal 44 km northeast, about 44 min by car
- Madhapar 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Bhuj 46 km north, about 46 min by car
- Sikka 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Gāndhīdhām 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
- Jamnagar 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
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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
- Mundra Fort Kutch Gujarat, Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gate of Bukhari Pir Dargah, Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat, Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Glass studded roof of Bukhari Pir Dargah, Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat, Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bukhari Pir Dargah Mundra Kutch Gujarat India, Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Potassium Nitrate gel, User:Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 1.0
- Gum paint, User:Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 1.0
- Porcelain fused to metal metal crown, User:Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poha or Pauva or Spicy Rice Flakes WLF15, Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Khaman Gujarati cuisine, Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cheese Corn Pasta, Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ghari Gujarat, Nizil Shah, CC BY-SA 4.0
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