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Mandvi (in Gujrati માંડવી ) is a city and a municipality in the Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was once a major port of the region and summer retreat for Maharao (king) of the Cutch State. The old city was enclosed in the fort wall and remains of the fort wall can still be seen. The city has a four-hundred-year-old ship building industry, which was started by the caste of Kharva that still builds small wooden ships.
Mandvi is a town in the Kachchh district of Gujarat, India.
Mandvi may also refer to:
- Mandvi, Mumbai, location in South Mumbai
- Aasif Mandvi, an American actor
- Ahmedpur Mandvi Beach
Mandvi is a Lok Sabha parliamentary constituency in Gujarat.
Mandvi is a town located in the Mandvi tehsil of Surat District, Gujarat state, India and lies on the banks of the Tapti River. It is around east of Surat.
Mandvi is situated at an altitude of 50 meters and 113 km (Arial distance) from sea coast. The town is connected to surrounding towns by Roads. There are three State highways passing through the city. The average annual rain fall for the area is 67 inches.
Mandvi an ancient town was once a State of King Bhil with its capital at Pipalwada. Mandvi was predominantly tribal area. After independence, Mandvi became an integral part of old Bombay State. When Bombay State was bifurcated, this area came under newly formed Gujarat. Town Mandvi is well known for the art of Carpentry, Blacksmith work and handloom based village industry. In Mandvi Residential land use pattern is predominated in the inner part of city. Commercial land use is broadly mixed type and it has mainly retails shop and general groceries stores. The town can be divided in two parts. Left side part can be considered developing area and right side part is undeveloped when we do a relative study with the local development scene. On other part of the town area slum area, agriculture land, waste land and hilly area are present.
Mandavi assembly constituency is one of the 182 assembly constituency of Gujarat. It is located in Kutch District.
Mandavi assembly constituency is one of the 182 assembly constituencies of Gujarat. It is located in Surat district. This seat is created in 2008 delimitation.