Overview
A city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region in Gujarat, India, Bhavnagar was founded in 1724 by Bhavsinjhi Gohil as the capital of the Bhavnagar state, which was later incorporated into the Indian Union in 1948. The city is significant for trade with large and small-scale businesses and has Alang, the world’s largest ship-breaking yard.
The city of Bhavnagar is located 190 kilometers away from Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, and to the west of the Gulf of Khambat. It is a coastal city on the eastern coast of Saurashtra, known as Kathiawar as well. The exact latitudinal and longitudinal dimension is 21.770N 72.150E. With an average elevation of 24 meters or 78 feet, it occupies 53.3 square kilometers. The general slope of Bhavnagar tilts towards the northeast at the tip of the Gulf of Khambat. The seasonal river Kansara Nala passes through the outer border of the city. The Saurashtra region in India is a geologically active part and falls under the seismic zone 3 of the Zoning Map as per the BSI (Bureau of Indian Standards). The area in and around Bhavnagar is tectonically unstable
