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Porbandar

Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of the Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It was the former capital of the Porbandar princely state. Porbandar and Chhaya are the twin cities, of each other and both cities are jointly governed by Porbandar–Chhaya Municipal Corporation.

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Porbandar is a city in the state of Gujarat, India. It serves as the capital of Porbandar district and has at various times been the capital of Porbandar State. The city is located in Porbandar Taluka and falls within the administrative boundaries of Porbandar district and Junagadh district.

The population of Porbandar is 152,760. It is situated at an elevation of approximately 1 to 9 meters above sea level. The local postal code is 360575, and the dialing code is 286. The city operates in the Asia/Kolkata time zone, which corresponds to UTC+05:30.

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Place details

Locality: Porbandar
Region: Gujarat
Country: India
Population: 152,760
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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PM10: 26.1 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Porbandar
Settlement.other_name: Sudamapuri
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: The main memorial near the house.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Kirti Mandir, birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Logo of Porbandar Chhaya Municipal Corporation
Settlement.blank_emblem_size: 100px
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Porbandar Municipality logo.jpg
Settlement.map_alt: to
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Gujarat#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Porbandar (Gujarat)
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Gujarat
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Porbandar

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Country: India
Located in: Junagadh district
Elevation: 1
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Porbandar State
Image: Porbandar skyline.JPG
Dialing code: 286

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Commons category: Porbandar
topic's main category: Category:Porbandar
postal code: 360575
P8168: Carl Sternberg
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
P12749: 1883

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Travel guide

Get in

Porbandar is between Dwarka and Somnath.

See

Kirti Mandir (Birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi) Shri Hari Mandir (Sandipani Ashram) almost 7 km towards Junagadh. Sudama Mandir (Sudamapuri) in the city Ram Krishna Mission Chowpati Beach RangBai Tample Beach Tara Mandir: Tara is Gujarati for stars. Tara Mandir houses a planetarium which is among the first two planetariums started in India by Jawaharlal Nehru. Sandipani Vidyaniketan Ram Dhoon Mandir Rokadia Hanuman temple Rana Bapu's Mahal

Buy

Khajli from Anand Hotel near Rupali Baug.

Eat

Khajli is the famous Porbandar food item Sukan's Khajli in Ahmedabad is a leading brand which provides as well as supplies Khajli in and out of India.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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