Diu Head or Diu Point is a headland in the
Arabian Sea.
It is located at the southern end of the
Kathiawar Peninsula
Kathiawar () is a peninsula, near the far north of India's west coast, of about bordering the Arabian Sea. It is bounded by the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest and by the Gulf of Khambhat (Gulf of Cambay) in the east. In the northeast, it is ...
in the Union Territory of
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu,
India, close to the town of
Diu and 17 km southeast of
Kodinar town.
There is a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
station on the point.
Diu Head Lighthouse
See also
* Diu, India
References
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External links
Sailing Directions: West Coast of India, Sector 2: Diu Head to Cape Rama
Headlands of India
Landforms of Gujarat
Diu district