Porbandar

[pawr-buhn-der]

noun

1. a seaport in SW Gujarat, in W India.

Example Sentences

Other ports including Bedi, Navlakhi, Porbandar, Okha, Pipavav and Bhavnagar have also closed due to the cyclone, according to shipping sources.

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In India, Mrs Popat's family first lived in Porbandar but moved to Mumbai in 1972.

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Mrs Popat's father was born and raised in Porbandar, a port city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

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In Porbandar, a hard-hit harbor and port area of Gujarat, officials said they had warned all fishing and commercial boat owners to return to shore and evacuated 25,000 people from 40 seaside villages.

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In 1869, political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India.

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