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Dabhol (Marathi pronunciation: [d̪aːbʱoɭ]), also known as Dabul, is a small seaport town in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra in India. It is located on the northern and southern sides of the Vashishthi river that later flows by Chiplun town. The Dabhol LNG power plant that had been set up by Enron is located on the southern side of Dabhol, between the villages of Veldur and Ranavi.

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Locality
Dabhol
Region
Maharashtra
Country
India
Population
9,142
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

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Dabhol (Marathi pronunciation: [d̪aːbʱoɭ]), also known as Dabul, is a small seaport town in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra in India. It is located on the northern and southern sides of the Vashishthi river that later flows by Chiplun town. The Dabhol LNG power plant that had been set up by Enron is located on the southern side of Dabhol, between the villages of Veldur and Ranavi.

== History == thumb|A view of a very old mosque (Shahi Masjid) near the Dabhol Port built in Adilshah's regime. thumb|A view of a very old 16th century mosque near the Graveyard at Dabhol.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dabhol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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