Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Jawaharlal Nehru Port, also known as JNPT and Nhava Sheva Port, is a large container port in India. Operated by the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Authority, it is located on the eastern shores of Arabian Sea in Navi Mumbai, Raigad district, Maharashtra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Port
- Description: major port in India
- Also known as: “Jawaharlal Nehru”, “Nhava Sheva”, and “Nhava Shiva”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elephanta and Elephanta Caves.
Elephanta
Photo: Pallavi.sam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elephanta is an island off of Mumbai and home to the Elephanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It consists of a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
Elephanta Caves
Cave
The Elephanta Caves form a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva; UNESCO has designated them as a World Heritage Site. Elephanta Caves is situated 2½ km northwest of Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Uran and Cheeta Camp.
Uran
Town
Uran is a coastal town in Raigad District's Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It lies to the east of Mumbai across the Dharamtar Creek. Uran is situated 8 km south of Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
Cheeta Camp
Suburb
Cheeta Camp is a low-lying area near Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a part of Municipal M-East Ward and located along the Arabian Seafront. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation provides several public services such as hospitals, schools, cleanup, etc. Cheeta Camp is situated 10 km north of Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port
- Categories: seaport and transportation
- Location: Uran, Raigad, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Jawaharlal Nehru Port” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ميناء جواهر لال نهرو”
- Bengali: “জওহরলাল নেহরু বন্দর”
- Chinese: “尼赫鲁港”
- Chinese: “贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁港”
- Dutch: “Nhava Sheva”
- Finnish: “Jawaharlal Nehrun satama”
- Finnish: “Nhava Sheva”
- French: “Nhava Sheva”
- French: “Port Jawaharlal Nehru”
- German: “Nhava Sheva”
- Hebrew: “נמל ג’ווהרלל נהרו”
- Hindi: “जवाहरलाल नेहरू बंदरगाह”
- Kannada: “ಜವಾಹರಲಾಲ್ ನೆಹರು ಬಂದರು”
- Marathi: “जवाहरलाल नेहरू बंदर”
- Panjabi: “ਜਵਾਹਰ ਲਾਲ ਨਹਿਰੂ ਬੰਦਰਗਾਹ”
- Russian: “Нава-Шева”
- Santali: “ᱡᱚᱵᱟᱦᱚᱨᱞᱟᱞ ᱱᱮᱦᱨᱩ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱡᱽ ᱜᱷᱟᱴ”
- Tamil: “ஜவஹர்லால் நேரு துறைமுகம்”
- Ukrainian: “Нава-Шева”
- Urdu: “جواہر لعل نہرو بندر گاہ”
- Western Panjabi: “جواہر لعل نہرو بندر گاہ”
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