Dwarka

Dwarka is a city and a municipality in , . Dwarkadish temple is one of the finest in India, and it dominates the city's small skyline. Sunset point near the Gomti river and its ghats are exceptionally beautiful at all times of day, though perhaps a little risky late at night.
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  • Type: Town with 38,900 residents
  • Description: temple town in Devbhoomi Dwarka district in the Gujarat state in India
  • Also known as: Dvaraka”, “Dvarika”, “Dvarka”, and “Dwaraka

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dwarkadhish Temple and Rukmini Devi Temple.

The , also known as the Jagat Mandir and occasionally spelled Dwarakadheesh, is a dedicated to Krishna, who is worshiped in the temple by the name Dwarkadhish, or 'King of Dwarka'.

Hindu temple
Photo: Akkida, CC BY 3.0.
The is a temple in Dwarka, 2 kilometres away from Dwarka, , India. It is dedicated to Goddess Rukmini. The temple is believed to date back to the 5th century BC, though its present form is thought to originate from the 12th century.

Railway station
is a railway station in the city of Dwarka, . The station has two platforms. It is one of the most important and busiest railway stations in Saurashtra.

Dwarka

Latitude
22.2425° or 22° 14′ 33″ north
Longitude
68.9671° or 68° 58′ 2″ east
Population
38,900
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IN DWA
Open location code
7JJC6XR8+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 245703541
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1272140
Wiki­data ID
Q817247
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Dwarka” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Dvarka
  • Albanian: Dwarka
  • Arabic: دواركا
  • Armenian: Դվարկա
  • Asturian: Dwarka
  • Bengali: দ্বারকা
  • Bishnupriya: দুৱারিকা
  • Catalan: Dwarka
  • Cebuano: Dwārka
  • Chinese: 德瓦尔卡
  • Chinese: 德瓦爾卡
  • Chinese: 杜瓦尔格
  • Chinese: 杜瓦爾卡
  • Dutch: Dwarka
  • Finnish: Dwarka
  • French: Dwarka
  • Georgian: დვარკა
  • German: Dvaraka
  • German: Dwaraka
  • German: Dwarka
  • Gujarati: દ્વારકા
  • Hebrew: דווארקה
  • Hebrew: דוורקא
  • Hindi: द्वारका
  • Hungarian: Dvárka
  • Indonesian: Dwaraka
  • Indonesian: Kerajaan Dwaraka
  • Italian: Dwarka
  • Japanese: ドゥワルカー
  • Japanese: ドワールカー
  • Kannada: ದ್ವಾರಕಾ
  • Kashmiri: دوارکا
  • Korean: 드바라카
  • Korean: 드와라카
  • Korean: 드와르카
  • Ladin: Dwarka
  • Lithuanian: Dvarka
  • Malagasy: Dwarka
  • Malay: Dwarka
  • Malayalam: ദ്വാരക
  • Mingrelian: დვარკა
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Dwarka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Dwarka
  • Norwegian: Dwarka
  • Oriya: Dwarka
  • Oriya: ଦ୍ଵାରକା
  • Oriya: ଦ୍ୱାରକା
  • Pampanga: Dwarka
  • Panjabi: ਦਵਾਰਕਾ
  • Panjabi: ਦਵਾਰਿਕਾ
  • Panjabi: ਦ੍ਵਾਰਕਾ
  • Persian: دارکا
  • Persian: دوارکا
  • Polish: Dwaraka
  • Polish: Dwarka
  • Portuguese: Dwarka
  • Russian: Дварка
  • Sanskrit: द्वारका
  • Sanskrit: द्वारकाद्वीपः
  • Sanskrit: बेटद्वारका
  • Spanish: Duaraka
  • Spanish: Duaravati
  • Spanish: Duarka
  • Spanish: Dvaraka
  • Spanish: Dvarakā
  • Spanish: Dvārakā
  • Spanish: Dwaraka
  • Spanish: Dwaraká
  • Spanish: Dwáraka
  • Spanish: Dwarka
  • Swedish: Dwarka
  • Tamil: துவாரகா
  • Tamil: துவாரகை
  • Tatar: Дварка
  • Telugu: ద్వారక
  • Telugu: నాగేశ్వర లింగం - దారుకావనం
  • Telugu: శ్రీ ద్వారక
  • Thai: ทวารกา
  • Ukrainian: Дварка
  • Urdu: دوارکا
  • Vietnamese: Dwarka
  • Waray (Philippines): Dwarka
  • Welsh: Dwarka

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