Karwar
Sign in to saveKarwar is a coastal city and the administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district, formerly part of the Bombay Presidency, located at the mouth of the Kali river along the Konkan Coast in the present-day state of Karnataka, India.
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Place details
- Locality
- Karwar
- Region
- Karnataka
- Country
- India
- Population
- 77,139
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Karwar
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Konkani
- Settlement.other_name
- Carwar, Koney
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality /Taluk
- Settlement.image_size
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from the Top: Tagore Beach, Arabian Sea from Sadashivgad fort, Majali Beach, Bridge over Kali River, Rabindranath Tagore Beach
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 6
- Settlement.map_caption
- Karwar in Karnataka
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karnataka
Wikidata facts
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Uttara Kannada District
- Area
- +27.9
- Elevation
- +9
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Body of water
- Arabian Sea
- Capital of
- Uttara Kannada District
- Shares border with
- Ponda
- Image
- Karwar Railway Station.jpg
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Article
38 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ancient history
- Post-Independence
- Geography
- Biodiversity
- Climate
- Demographics
- Border issues
- Religion
- Industry
- Primary industry
- Secondary industry
- Tertiary industry
- INS Kadamba
- INS Vajrakosh
- Aditya Birla Chemicals
- Transport
- Karwar International Airport
- Konkan railway
- Port
- Tourism
- Rabindranath Tagore beach
- Places of interest
- Seaside
- Hinterland
- Historic sites
- Educational tourism
- Culture
- Cuisine
- Local festivals
- Media
- Education
- Notable residents
- Villages of Karwar
- See also
- References
- External links
Karwar is a coastal city and the administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district, formerly part of the Bombay Presidency, located at the mouth of the Kali river along the Konkan Coast in the present-day state of Karnataka, India.
== Etymology == Karwar, also known locally as "Kādwād", derived its name from the nearby village of "Kade-Wādā". In the local Konkani, Kade means "Last" and Wādā means "Ward". Hence, Kade-Wādā ("the last neighbourhood") referred to the southernmost Konkani-speaking village. During the Crown rule in India, the name "Karwar" was spelt as "Carwar". The ancient name was "Baithkhol"—from an Arabic term Bait-e-kol— meaning the "bay of safety". This is in the Indian history for maritime trade wherein black peppercorns, cardamom, and muslin cloth were exported from this Kādwād port and after the war with Veer Henja Naik (1803), the port activities were shifted to Baithkhol. Thereafter, the port of Kādwād was isolated and Kurmagad Fort was activated by the Portuguese.