Morbi
Sign in to saveMorbi 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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Place details
- Locality
- Morbi
- Region
- Gujarat
- Country
- India
- Population
- 210,451
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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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
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
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- P1889
- Morvi State
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- Lake Balaton
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Article
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- 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.