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Hazira

Hazira is a suburb and a transshipment port in the Surat City in the Gujarat state of India. It is the west most end of Surat.

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Place details

Locality: Hazira
Region: Gujarat
Country: India
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Hazira Surat
Settlement.settlement_type: Suburb
Settlement.image_skyline: Haziraindustry.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Hazira Industries
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Gujarat#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Gujarat, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gujarat
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Surat
Settlement.government_type: Municipal Corporation
Settlement.governing_body

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: India
Located in: Surat district
Area: +168
Elevation: +2
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Haziraindustry.jpg

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Hazira is a suburb and a transshipment port in the Surat City in the Gujarat state of India. It is the west most end of Surat.

Hazira is one of the major ports of India and the most important element of Surat Metropolitan Region. The town is known as the industrial hub of India and is located on the bank of the Tapti River, 8 kilometres away from the Arabian Sea. It is a centre for health tourism due to its natural springs, and a base for major industrial and shipping facilities like Essar, Kribhco, Shell, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, ONGC, GAIL, GSEG power plant, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, UltraTech Cement and Hazira Manufacturing Division (HMD) of Reliance Industries.