Alang
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| State : | Gujarat | ||
| District : | Bhavnagar | ||
| Sub-district : | Talaya | ||
| Location : | 21 ° 24 ′ N , 72 ° 11 ′ E | ||
| Height : | 20 m | ||
| Residents : | 8,309 (2011) | ||
Alang is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat . It is located in the Bhavnagar administrative district . The scrapping yards near Alang are a center of the global ship scrapping industry .
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, 8,309 people lived in Alang.
Web links
- Information on Alang from the Gujarat Maritime Board
- Travel report 1998 about Alang (in English, with photos)
- Karin Wenger: www.srf.ch: The Alang Ship Cemetery ( Echo der Zeit , April 25, 2014)