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	Khambhat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Khambhat lies on an alluvial plain at the north end of the Gulf of Khambhat, which is noted for the extreme rise and fall of its tides, which can vary as much as thirty feet in the vicinity of Khambhat.
		Khambhat was the capital of a princely state of British India within the Gujarat division of Bombay.
		In 1780 Khambhat was taken by the army of General Goddard, was restored to the Marathas in 1783, and was afterwards ceded to the British by the Peshwa under the treaty of 1803.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Khambhat (550 words)

	Gulf of Khambhat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gulf of Khambhat (formerly known as the Gulf of Cambay) is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat.
		Bharuch (Broach), Surat, Khambhat, Bhavnagar, and Daman are historically important seaports.
		Bharuch has been important since ancient times; Khambhat was the gulf's chief port in the Middle Ages, but after the silting of its harbor, Surat rose to prominence as the most important harbor of the Mughal empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gulf_of_Khambhat (272 words)

	History of Kheda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Khambhat came into existence after the end of the Maitraka period when the Gulf resided in consequence of the accumulation of the silt choking up the mouth of rivers Mahi and Sabarmati.
		Fida-ud-din for Agra and Mufta-Khir Khan for Khambhat.
		Khambhat was feaudatory State in the Political Agency of Kheda lying at the head of Gulf of the same name, in the western part of the providence of Gujarat, between 22 º 9' and 22 º 41' N. and 72 º 20' and 73 º 5' E. with an area of 350 square miles.
	collectorkheda.gswan.gov.in /history.htm (15324 words)

	Iran Culture House, New Delhi
		Later inscriptions of the early fourteenth and fifteenth century found in the town indicate that the Khambhat colony had assumed a permanent character with fresh influx of émigrés from Iran.
		This inscription mentioning him is the earliest in Khambhat and in Gujarat proper, apart from those at Bhadreshwar in Kachchh region mentioned earlier.
		Though its existence as that of almost all of these inscriptions was known as long as in 1919-20, when the western Circle of the Archeological Survey of India, then located at Pune, noticed them in their report, for want of decipherment their exact and correct purport could not be made known.
	www.iranhouseindia.com /articles_sel1.htm (4167 words)

	900-year-old Jain idols unearthed- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		VADODARA: Jains in Khambhat taluka of Anand were overjoyed when around 65 idols temple were unearthed at a construction site in the town.
		Khambhat has 72 Jain temples and excavation at the site can yield more idols.
		The excavation has established a connection with these historical name as most of the structures unearthed from the site are usually used in pillars (stambhs) in Jain temples," says Dinesh Za-veri, representative of Anandji-Kalyanji Trust, which looks after several Jain temples in the country.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=769571 (486 words)

	Lighthouses of India's Northwest Coast
		Hazira, at the southern entrance to the Gulf of Khambhat, was one of the first British lighthouses in India.
		Today Hazira is being developed as a major port facility to relieve pressure on the overcrowded piers of Mumbai.
		Note: The lighthouses in this group are located along the west side of the Gulf of Khambhat in eastern part of the region known as Saurashtra; Bhavnagar is the one major port in this area.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/lighthouse/indnw.htm (3719 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Arabian Sea and the Gulfs of Khambhat and Kachchh wash the shores of the State.
		The coastal geomorphology is marked by a number of islands, coral reefs, marshy islands, mangroves, sandy stretches, creeks and bays.
		The Gulf of Khambhat, [3,120 sq km] is aligned in a north-south orientation.
	www.gec.gov.in /ged2.htm (1171 words)

	The City of Khambhat
		Cambay, also known as Khambhat, is a town in Gujarat state, India.
		If our nonprofit is dedicated to saving a local landmark, we may include a picture of the building here.
		To ensure people get the right idea, This is a nonprofit site for Khambhat city.
	khambhat-anand.tripod.com (475 words)

	Indian Express: `Blast' in Khambhat; probe ordered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		VADODARA, AUGUST 12: Officials in the Gujarat Government are mystified by reports of an apparent explosion in the Gulf of Khambhat on Tuesday evening.
		The Government has ordered an inquiry into the incident, but the probe is yet to begin as the officials are reportedly uncertain of whose jurisdiction the blast occurred under.
		Bharuch and Ankleshwar are home to a large number of chemicals and pharmaceuticals units; the Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station is on the coast of Khambhat, the world's largest ship-breaking yard is at Alang, near Bhavnagar, and the Jambusar area of Bharuch district has 600 oil wells and a refinery.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990813/ige13054p.html (543 words)

	Ancient ports of Gujarat
		The vast expanse of the Rann area in the north is a unique feature as it remained under sea from about 9th BC to 15th AD and is a dry salt encrusted plain at other times.
		The waters of the Gulf of Khambhat were not far removed from its gates and the city thus had sea communications.
		The former seaworthiness of the place is testified by the buoy that guards the entrance to the town even today and also by the copper plates found from different places during excavation.
	www.gisdevelopment.net /application/archaeology/site/archs0004pf.htm (2852 words)

	Gujarat from Near & Far
		In ancient and medieval times, Gujarat had 52 active ports, of which Bharuch, Khambhat and Surat were the busiest.
		Next to Bharuch, Khambhat was a prominent port during this period.
		In the 17th century, Surat surpassed both Bharuch and Khambhat.
	www.gujaratonline.com /arts/vision.htm (978 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - India approves oil exploration project off Gulf of Khambhat
		22-01-02 Overcoming long-standing interruptions, the Gujarat government has finally approved a Rs 75-crore oil and gas exploration project off the Gulf of Khambhat, sharply raising the dormant hope that the state might be on way to self-sufficiency in the sector.
		The exploration, to begin in early April in a 650-sq km area mainly in the Dholka area south of Ahmedabad district, would also involve major pockets of Kalol in the Gandhinagar district.
		The matter has gone to the President of India for clearance, who in turn has asked the Supreme Court for guidance.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nts20607.htm (517 words)

	Web Resume of Md. Badrul Islam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Geological Setup of the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay): A Critical Appraisal of the Relevant Onshore and Offshore Geoenvironmental Parameters, Unpub.
		Clay Mineralogy of the Mudflat Sediments: Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay), Gujarat, India.
		Geoenvironmental Significance of Ponds in the Coastal Areas of the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay), India, Abstract, VII Geol.
	www.ru.ac.bd /gmn/bi_res.html (950 words)

	The Bohra Chronicle August 2003
		Raid was conducted by a Muslim Jamadar of Railway Station police chawky.
		These young men, Juzer Noman Chashmawala, Quaid Muslem Bai Kanchwala, Zakir Yahyabhai Edenwala, Qutbuddin Abdul Karim Sandha, Shabbir Yaqoob Singaporewala and Johar Khambati, are all sons of the high profile members of the Khambhat Jamaat.
		All efforts were made and lots of money were spent to hide the incident from coming in public notice.
	www.dawoodi-bohras.com /chronicle/aug03/news.htm (1220 words)

	April 15, 2001 - April 15, 2001 :: News Archive :: Gujarat News at GujaratPlus.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		VADODARA: The sudden backward flow of water from the Gulf of Khambhat into the Mahi river has turned the river water salty in addition to polluting it.
		The recent climatic changes, that had led to a storm developing over the Gulf of Khambhat, had also led to the backward flow of water into Mahi river.
		The reduced quantity of water and the over drawing of water has led to an increase in salinity.
	www.gujaratplus.com /00-01archive/arc624.html (2787 words)

	bhavnagar
		Made of pure marble and constructed in late nineteenth century, the temple is situated on a hillock near the Takhteshwar railway station on the railway line between bhavnagar and mahuva.
		From the temple one can get an elaborate view it of the city towards the Gulf of Khambhat.
		A beautiful hemlet on the coast of the Gulf of Khambhat and at a distance of 10 kms.
	www.gujaratinri.com /htmlforms/touristinformation/touristinformationbhavnagar.html (221 words)

	IndiaPost. NRIs build modern cardiac care center in Gujarat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		NEW JERSEY: A fully equipped ultramodern cardiac care center, built with funds donated mostly by United state based non-resident Indians, is now operational in Khambhat in Gujarat, India.
		Earlier, people living in and around Khambhat who required emergency treatment for acute heart disease had to travel to far away hospitals, and some patients lost their life on the way.
		Dr Bhupendra Kapadia, Mohan Patel and Dr Thakor Rana are among those who played a role in setting up the project, which was inaugurated in July 2003 by the Gujarat health minister J K Jadeja.
	www.indiapost.com /members/story.php?story_id=2655 (276 words)

	Gujarat Maritime Board-News
		The total length of the 24-inch pipeline from Lakshmi field upto the Land Fall Point (LFP) at Suvali is 32 KM out of which 13 KM is passing through the Magdalla port limits.
		The discovery of gas took place some time in May 2000 in Lakshmi located about 12 KM southwest of Hazira point in the Gulf of Khambhat.
		It is expected that this field will produce gas at the rate of 3.4 million cubic metres per day.
	www.gmbports.org /newpress.htm (548 words)

	Two lakh Lesser Flamingoes spotted in Gulf of Khambhat - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The biggest-ever congregation of migratory Lesser Flamingoes has been spotted in the delta region of the Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat.
		"Over two lakh Lesser Flamingoes were spotted recently in the mud flats of the Gulf of Khambhat of Gujarat where rivers Sabarmati and Mahisagar meet the Arabian Sea," said Uday Vora, Deputy Conservator of Forests in Gandhinagar.
		"These birds go about their food-finding exercise everyday in the mud flats in the Gulf of Khambhat after the tide recedes," he said.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/mar122006/update651182006312.asp (712 words)

	Earth From Space: Sandstorm In Rajasthan, India
		Sedimentation from some of these rivers can clearly be seen in the Gulf of Khambhat to the east and Gulf of Kachchh to its west, with green shades in the sea.
		The sudden change from light blue to dark blue in the image is likely to be caused by a relatively sudden change in ocean depth.
		Further west along the coast is seen the salt marsh known as the Rann of Kutch, once a shallow section of the Arabian Sea until it was cut off by geological uplift.
	www.spacedaily.com /news/eo-05zzzze.html (418 words)

	International Market Research - EOIs invited to carry out feasibility report for Kalpasar project in Gujarat. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. The Kalpasar project is Gujarat’s pride and one of the main sources for water distribution to remote areas.
		Summary: The Kalpasar project is Gujarat’s pride and one of the sources for water distribution to remote areas.
		In addition, it would generate opportunities for tidal power generation, water storage facilities for irrigation and water supply, land reclamation, transportation route link, development of a port and fisheries.
	strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/en/gr116369e.html (624 words)

	Papers 17
		ASSBY is located on the Bhavnagar Gopnath segment of the Saurashtra coast which forms the western flank of the Gulf of Khambhat (see map).
		Despite the severe restriction on available drinking water faced by coastal villages in the Gulf of Khambhat, no serious attempt has been made to evaluate ground and fresh water conditions within the area.
		The ground water in all coastal segments of the Gulf is saline and sweet water supply is limited and restricted to very shallow water table type unconfined aquifers (Islam, 1986).
	www.unesco.org /csi/pub/papers3/alang4.htm (5533 words)

	EO Natural Hazards: Monsoon Flooding in India
		Clouds, which are light blue and white in this false color scene, partially obscure the region.
		In contrast to the bottom image, which was taken on June 18, 2005, before the monsoon rains began, water stretches tens of kilometers east of the Gulf of Kutch and north of the Gulf of Khambhat.
		It is in these regions that people have been most severely affected by flooding.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12940 (246 words)

	India Gujrat - Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Higher up, is the 'Narmada' River, which carries large quantities of alluvium down from Madhya Pradesh.
		The 'Sabarmati' river, flowing past Ahmedabad and the 'Mahi' river, both empty out into the gulf of Khambhat.
		Gujarat state came into existence as a separate State on 1st May 1960, when the ‘Bombay’ State was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat..
	www.whereincity.com /india/gujrat (1823 words)

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		We are from a community known as Chhipa Community.
		All our relatives live in Ahmedabad, but my siblings and I were mostly raised in the town of Cambay, also known as Khambhat.
		In Ahmedabad, Chhipas are well known for their dye and textile businesses.
	www.geocities.com /trial713/profile.htm (423 words)

	Khambhat, Gujarat Photographers - Wedding, Portrait, Commercial, Event and Other Photography Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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	www.marketingtool.com /channel/photo/b.465.g.14592.html (96 words)

	Sunken City off India Coast - 7500 B.C.
		is about 30 miles west of Surat in the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay) in northwestern India.
		A month ago in mid-January, marine scientists in India announced they had sonar images of square and rectangular shapes about 130 feet down off the northwestern coast of India in the Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay).
		Not only are their sonar shapes with 90-degree angles, the Indian Minister of Science and Technology ordered that the site be dredged.
	www.hermetics.org /cambay.html (1855 words)

	A Spiritual Travelogue of Pramukh Swami Maharaj
		- Kaanisa - Khambhat - Undel - Mehelav - Vidyanagar -
		Swamishri performed arti on inauguration ceremony of Swaminarayan Mandir, Khambhat.
		In the evening, Swamishri arrived in Undel and performed the ground - breaking ceremony for the Swaminarayan Mandir.
	www.swaminarayan.org /vicharan/2000/01/02 (526 words)

	Morien Institute - Underwater discoveries news archive 2002
		Rao, who has spent years researching the nearby Gulf of Kutch, said the only conclusive way of establishing the antiquity of the site was by studying pieces of submerged pottery from the same area."
		Since May 2001, those in charge of the Indian marine archæological research project in the Gulf of Khambhat
		Oceanographers from NIOT told the BBC that they had discovered archæological remains 120 feet underwater in the Gulf of Khambhat
	www.morien-institute.org /uwnews2002.html (8579 words)

	Newsletter
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		In Anand district, where the commission had used electronic voting machines (EVMs), the BJP gained control of Khambhat municipality by securing 23 seats while the Congress won 12 seats.
		The city is believed to predate the Harappan civilisation
	khambhat-anand.tripod.com /id7.html (1102 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		By J. Kenoyer, M. Vidale and K. 1991 Harappan Craft Specialization and the Question of Urban Segregation and Stratification.
		Khambhat Bead making and the organization of production as revealed in the archaeological record; 18th Annual conference on South Asia, U. Madison, Nov. 1989.
		Ethnoarchaeology of Agate Beadmaking: Khambhat and Afghanistan, UW, Dept. of Anthropology, Archaeology Brown Bag, Oct 4
	www.anthropology.wisc.edu /Vitas/Kenoyervita.htm (6514 words)

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