Gulf of Khambhat
| Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Cambay |
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 Satellite image of the Gulf of Khambhat (right) |
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| Waters | Arabian Sea | |
| Land mass | Indian subcontinent | |
| Geographical location | 22 ° 10 ′ N , 72 ° 25 ′ E | |
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| width | approx. 50 km | |
| depth | approx. 130 km | |
| Tributaries | Sabarmati , Mahi , Narmada , Tapti | |
The Gulf of Khambhat (also Anglicizing Gulf of Cambay ) is a bay of the Arabian Sea on the coast of India , in the state of Gujarat . The name Gulf of Khambhat may have come from a family called Khambatta (see, for example, Persis Khambatta ).
geography
The bay is approximately 130 km long and separates the Kathiawar peninsula to the west from the rest of Gujarat state in the east. The Sabarmati , Mahi , Narmada and Tapti rivers flow into the Gulf. The bay is shallow and has many sandbars. It is also known for its large tidal range (up to 12 m): When the tide is low , the bottom near the town of Khambhat (Cambay) is almost dry. The scrapping yards at Alang take advantage of this fact by stranding ships when the high tide peaks twice a month and dismantling them when the tide comes out.
Ports
The Gulf of Cambay has been an important trading center since ancient times . Its ports connect the inner part of India with the sea trade routes of the Indian Ocean . Bharuch , Surat , Khambhat , Bhavnagar and Daman are historically significant seaports. Bharuch was the most important in antiquity and Khambhat the most important port in the Middle Ages . After the port was silted up, Surat became the most important port of the Mughal Empire instead of its .
history
Alleged traces of an early settlement of parts of the Gulf were found in 2001: A piece of carbonized wood could be dated to the age of 9500 years using the radiocarbon method . These finds have been linked to the civilization of Harappa and even Plato's Atlantis . However, such assumptions have not yet been supported by evidence.