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Bet Dwarka
22.4494° N, 69.1172° E
About
Bet Dwarka (also spelled Beyt Dwarka) or Shankhodhar is an inhabited island at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch, situated 2 km (1 mi) off the coast of the town of Okha, Gujarat, India, and 25 km (16 mi) north of the city of Dwarka. Northeast to southwest, the island measures 8 km (5 mi) long and averaging 2 km (1 mi) wide. The island's name "Shankhodhar" derives from the fact that the island is a large source of conch shells (Hindi: शंख, romanized: shankha, lit. 'conch or scallop shell').
Historical Timeline
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Protection wall discovery
c. 1500 BCE
Copper inscription mentioning Dwarka
574 CE
Temple construction phase
late 18th century
Regional control by Gaekwads
18th century
Vagher capture and recapture
1857–1859
Integration after Independence
1947
Archaeological investigations
1980s
Devbhumi Dwarka district creation
2013
Sudarshan Setu inauguration
February 2024
Archaeological Features
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