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Khambhat
Also known as Cambay
Khambhat (; ), also known as Cambay, is a city and the surrounding urban agglomeration in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was once an important trading center, but its harbour gradually silted up, and the maritime trade moved to Surat. Khambat lies on an alluvial plain at the north end of the Gulf of Khambhat, noted for the extreme rise and fall of its tides, which can vary as much as thirty feet in the vicinity of Khambat. Khambat is known for its halvasan sweet, sutarfeni, akik stone and kites (patang), and for sources of oil and gas.
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Place details
- Locality
- Khambhat
- Region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Population
- 99,164
- Timezone
Travel guide
Understand
thumb|300px|Jami Masjid Cambay was a major port by the latter part of the first millennium CE and remained so well into the second; Marco Polo mentions it as an important stop on the Maritime Silk Road around 1300. Its importance has since declined: the bay has silted up and other ports have developed.
Get in
The nearest airport is at Ahmedabad, approximately 120 km away from Khambhat.
The nearest major railway station is Anand Junction, approximately 55 km away.
See
Major tourist attractions of this place are:
Gulf of Khambhat viewpoint. Visit this only after checking the tidal information for the seashore, as the gulf has pretty much silted up. Kandwal Lake Jami Mosque. The mosque is built with peculiar archaeological designs and structures borrowed from the Jain temples built at that time. The mosque may have been built atop an existing Jain temple. Sikotar Maa Temple, Ralej. Stambheshwar Mahadev Temple, which submerges on a high tide day. Neha Tourist Point for a picturesque view of palm trees adorning the road. Ghushmeshwar Mahadev Temple comprises shrines of all deities and a Nataraj artifact made out of stone.
Buy
You can buy variety of sweets that includes exclusive products like Halvasan and Suterfeni.
Also you buy akik (agate stone) and crafts made from it.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
21 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Origin of name
- Variants of name
- Historical
- History
- Hub of mercantile activity
- Cambay cloth
- Princely State of Cambay
- Geography and Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Transport
- Railway
- Road
- Schools
- Colleges
- Tourism
- Marine archeology
- See also
- References
- External links
Khambhat (; ), also known as Cambay, is a city and the surrounding urban agglomeration in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was once an important trading center, but its harbour gradually silted up, and the maritime trade moved to Surat. Khambat lies on an alluvial plain at the north end of the Gulf of Khambhat, noted for the extreme rise and fall of its tides, which can vary as much as thirty feet in the vicinity of Khambat. Khambat is known for its halvasan sweet, sutarfeni, akik stone and kites (patang), and for sources of oil and gas.
Khambat is perhaps the only place in India where the Harappan craft of agate bead making is found in the living tradition. Surprisingly Khambat has no stone deposits; the craft has survived mainly through acquiring stones from the Rajpipla hills, about 200 km away from the city. In the folklore of Khambat, the beginning of the craft is attributed to Baba Ghor, a 1500 AD saint from Ethiopia (Habash) who had led a large contingent of Muslims (Siddi) to settle in the city. However, in the archaeological record the origin of the craft can be traced to nearby Lothal, a Harappan outpost that flourished about 4000 years ago.
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