Western India

Western India comprises three large states, one small state and one small union territory. It is bounded by and the Arabian Sea to its west and the Gangetic to its east.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

, earlier known as Bombay, is the largest city in and the capital of the state . A cosmopolitan metropolis, was built on seven islands on the coastline which over time were joined to form the island city of Bombay.

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is the seventh largest city in with a population of 8.5 million. Although it is the commercial hub of one of the most prosperous states of India, , it's not the state capital, which is its twin city of , 30 km to the north.

, also known as the Pink City, is the capital of Indian state of , and its largest city. The city was built in the 18th century by Sawai Jai Singh as India's first planned city, and today it's a major tourist attraction for Indians and for international visitors.

Destinations to Discover

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in Western India is the third-largest state of by size and the second-largest by population. It stretches from the west coast to the interior regions with a variable climate.

is a state in the western region of . Lothal, near to and Dholavira, near to are sites of a Harappan civilisation, which existed more than 4,000 years ago.

is a state in the northwest of . It is mainly arid and its western border is adjacent to . The main attractions for travellers are the vast Thar Desert, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world - the Aravalis - and the Rajput…

, a state on 's West coast, is a former Portuguese colony with a rich history. Spread over 3,700 km² with a population of approximately 1.4 million, is small by Indian standards.

Western India

Latitude of center
23.85° or 23° 51′ north
Longitude of center
76.68° or 76° 40′ 48″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q1151567
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Western India” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: غرب الهند
  • Belarusian: Заходняя Індыя
  • Bengali: পশ্চিম ভারত
  • Catalan: Oest de l’Índia
  • Chinese: 印度西部
  • Chinese: 西印度
  • Dimli (individual language): Hindıstan Rocawani
  • Dimli (individual language): Hindıstanê Rocawani
  • Dutch: west India
  • Dutch: West-India
  • Esperanto: Okcidenta Barato
  • Estonian: Lääne-India
  • French: Inde de l’Ouest
  • French: Inde occidentale
  • Georgian: დასავლეთი ინდოეთი
  • German: westliches Indien
  • German: Westliches Indien
  • Greek: Δυτική Ινδία
  • Hebrew: מערב הודו
  • Hindi: पश्चिमी भारत
  • Hungarian: Nyugat-India
  • Italian: India occidentale
  • Japanese: インド西部
  • Japanese: 西インド
  • Korean: 서 인도
  • Korean: 서부 인도
  • Korean: 서부인도
  • Korean: 서인도
  • Korean: 인도 서부
  • Korean: 인도서부
  • Malagasy: India Andrefana
  • Malay: India Barat
  • Malayalam: പടിഞ്ഞാറേ ഇന്ത്യ
  • Malayalam: പശ്ചിമേന്ത്യ
  • Manipuri: ꯅꯣꯡꯆꯨꯞ ꯏꯟꯗꯤꯌꯥ
  • Marathi: पश्चिम भारत
  • Nepali: पश्चिमी भारत
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Vest-India
  • Panjabi: ਪੱਛਮ ਭਾਰਤ
  • Persian: غربی هند
  • Russian: Западная Индия
  • Sanskrit: पश्चिम भारत
  • Sanskrit: पश्चिमभारतम्
  • Santali: ᱯᱟᱪᱮ ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ
  • Serbian: Западна Индија
  • Spanish: India occidental
  • Tajik: Ҳиндустони Ғарбӣ
  • Tamil: மேற்கு இந்தியா
  • Turkish: Batı Hindistan
  • Ukrainian: Західна Індія
  • Urdu: مغربی بھارت
  • Venetian: Ìndia osidentałe
  • Vietnamese: Tây Ấn Độ

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