Vashishti River
River Vashishti is one of the larger rivers in the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India. The river begins in the Western Ghats and snakes its way westwards towards the Arabian Sea. Kolkewadi Dam near Alore has a vast reservoir, which feeds a tributary of the river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in India
- Also known as: “Vāshishti” and “Washishti River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anjanvel Fort and Dabhol Power Station.
Anjanvel Fort
Fort
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Gopalgad Fort / Anjanvel Fort is a fort located 51 km from Chiplun, in Ratnagiri district, of Maharashtra. This fort is an important fort in Ratnagiri district.
Dabhol Power Station
Power station
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Dabhol Power Station is located near Anjanwel village in Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, India, about 160 kilometres south of Mumbai. The power station was built by the Dabhol Power Company, which was a joint venture of Enron International, General Electric, Bechtel and Maharashtra Power Development Corporation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dabhol and Anjanwel.
Dabhol
Town
Dabhol, also known as Dabul, is a small seaport town in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra in India. It is located on the northern and southern sides of the Vashishthi river that later flows by Chiplun town.
Anjanwel
Village
Anjanwel is a small coastal town in Guhagar taluka, Ratnagiri district, in the Konkan region and administrative division of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Vashishti River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Vashishti River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vāshishti River”
- Gujarati: “વશિષ્ટી નદી”
- Hindi: “वाशिष्ठी नदी”
- Irish: “Abhainn Vashishti”
- Kannada: “ವಶಿಷ್ಠಿ ನದಿ”
- Malayalam: “വശിഷ്ഠി നദി”
- Marathi: “वाशिष्ठी नदी”
- Tamil: “வசிசிதி ஆறு”
- Welsh: “Afon Vashishti”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Guhagar and Bandar.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dabhol Lighthouse and Gimona Peak.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vashishti River”. Photo: PP Yoonus (09447948124), Public domain.