Dholera
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| Dholera | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Dholera | |
| Coordinates: 22°14′53″N 72°11′42″E / 22.248°N 72.195°ECoordinates: 22°14′53″N 72°11′42″E / 22.248°N 72.195°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Ahmedabad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Dholera is a town in Gujarat, India. Dholera is an ancient port-city in Gulf of Khambhat, 30 km. from Dhandhuka village of Ahmedabad district. One of the original six temples built by Swaminarayan is located here.
Connectivity
National Highway 8 connects the Dholera Special Investment Region with Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Mumbai. Dholera itself has good connectivity with National Highway (NH) 8 (Anand) and 8A (Bagodra), augmenting Bagodra -Bhavnagar, Bagodra- Surendranagar- Radhanpur.
As a part of the Golden Quadrilateral, the 500 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Vadodara Express way connects the region.
The nearest meter-gauge connection is Bhavnagar (34 km) and the nearest broad-gauge station is Tarapur (103 km)
See also
References
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