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 , Raigad district, Maharashtra.
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: major port in India
  • Also known as: “JNPT”, “Nhava Sheva”, and “Nhava Shiva”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elephanta and Elephanta Caves.

Photo: Pallavi.sam, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an island off of and home to the Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It consists of a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

Cave
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The form a collection of cave predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva; UNESCO has designated them as a World Heritage Site. is situated 2½ km northwest of Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Uran.

Town
is a coastal town in 's , in Konkan division. It lies east of , across the Dharamtar Creek. is primarily a fishing and agriculture village. is situated 7 km south of Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Latitude
18.94476° or 18° 56′ 41″ north
Longitude
72.94709° or 72° 56′ 50″ east
Named after
Jawaharlal Nehru
Open location code
7JCJWWVW+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 49499133
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q1984452
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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”
  • Telugu: “జవహర్‌లాల్ నెహ్రూ ఓడరేవు”
  • Ukrainian: “Нава-Шева”
  • Urdu: “جواہر لعل نہرو بندر گاہ”
  • Western Panjabi: “جواہر لعل نہرو بندر گاہ”

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