Mandvi
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Mandvi मांडवी માંડવી |
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Mandvi Beach
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 Mandvi
Mandvi
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| Coordinates: 22°50′00″N 69°21′20″E / 22.83333°N 69.35556°ECoordinates: 22°50′00″N 69°21′20″E / 22.83333°N 69.35556°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kutch district |
| Established | 1580 |
| Founded by | Khengarji I |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 42,355 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kutchi, Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 370465 |
| Telephone code | 2834 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-12 |
| Sex ratio | 0.959 ♂/♀ |
| source:Census of India | |
Mandvi (Gujarati: 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.
The fortress of Mandvi was built by Raoshri Bharmalji in 1549. It was eight km long, 2.7 metre broad and three metre high with five gates, three windows and seven bastions (kotha). In 1978, Mandvi municipality was handed over the fort under condition that it will preserve the fortress. Later in 1992, the municipality decided to demolish 290 metre of wall to free the land but was opposed by citizens. The appeal was rejected in 1993 and the 300 metre long wall of west side was demolished in 1993. In 1999, the state archeological department considered it for declaring protected monument but later decided against it. After assessing condition of fort, the court rejected appeals against demolition in 2001. The fort wall was demolished in two phases except four gates and six bastions which were preserved as protected monuments.
Mandvi is a port city located at 22°49′N 69°22′E / 22.81°N 69.36°E where the Rukmavati River meets the Gulf of Kutch. It is about 56 km south of the regional capital, Bhuj. It is approximately 446 km from the major Gujarati megacity of Ahmedabad. Because Mandvi has no rail transport, the nearest public airport and train station is Bhuj.
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