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Morbi
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Morbi or Morvi is a city founded as a princely state around 1698 by Jadeja Thakor Saheb Shree Kayoji Ravaji. It is in the Morbi district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula. The city is on the Machhu River, from the sea and from Rajkot. It is the former capital of Morvi State, which ceased to exist in 1948.
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Morbi is a city in the state of Gujarat, India, serving as the capital of Morbi district. It is situated along the Machchhu River and lies at an elevation of approximately 53 to 54 meters above sea level. The city is located in the UTC+05:30 time zone and uses the postal code 363641 and local dialing code 2822.
With a population of 210,451, Morbi is distinct from Morvi State. The urban area includes neighborhoods such as Janak Nagar, which is traversed by the primary road SH22.
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Place details
- Locality
- Morbi
- Region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Population
- 210,451
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Morbi
- Settlement.other_name
- Morvi
- Settlement.nickname
- Ceramics Capital of India
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Willingdon Secretariat2 - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Mani Mandir
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Gujarat
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- 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
- Morbi
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Morbi Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 137.21
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- India
- Elevation
- 54
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Body of water
- Machchhu River
- Image
- Mani mandir at morbi.jpg
- Dialing code
- 2822
Show 4 more facts
- postal code
- 363641
- different from
- Morvi State
- Commons category
- Morbi
- P12749
- Lake Balaton
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Understand
Morbi was the capital of the former princely state of Morbi. It is dotted with Indo-European buildings in planned town. The city is known for watchmaking and ceramic industries. It is locally nicknamed as the "Paris of the East".
It was affected by two major tragedies: 1979 dam failure and 2022 bridge collapse.
Get around
Autorickshaws are other main local mode of transport. Shuttles are available for transport in the city.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Formation of municipal corporation
- References
Morbi or Morvi is a city founded as a princely state around 1698 by Jadeja Thakor Saheb Shree Kayoji Ravaji. It is in the Morbi district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula. The city is on the Machhu River, from the sea and from Rajkot. It is the former capital of Morvi State, which ceased to exist in 1948.
, the city's population was 194,947.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Morbi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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