Dvaraka, Dwaraka, Dwarka may refer to:
Places
India
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Dvārakā
Dvārakā, also known as ''Dvāravatī'' (Sanskrit द्वारका "the gated ity, possibly meaning having many gates, or alternatively having one or several very grand gates), is a sacred historic city in the sacred literature of H ...
, ancient city in Gujarat, the capital of the Yadus in the Mahabharata
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Dvārakā–Kamboja route, an ancient trade-route and a branch of the Silk Road
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Dwarka
Dwarka () is a city and a municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in Western India. It is located on the western shore of the Okhamandal Peninsula on the right bank of the Gomti river at the mouth of the Gulf of Kut ...
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Dwarka (Vidhan Sabha constituency of Gujarat)
Dwarka is one of the 182 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Gujarat state in India. It is part of Devbhoomi Dwarka district.
List of segments
The assembly seat represents the segments of Kalyanpur Taluka and Okhamandal Taluka.
Members o ...
, an assembly constituency of Gujarat
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Dwarkadhish Temple
The Dwarkadhish temple, also known as the Jagat Mandir and occasionally spelled Dwarakadheesh, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Krishna, who is worshiped here by the name ''Dwarkadhish'', or 'King of Dwarka'. The temple is located at Dwarka ci ...
, a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Krishna
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Dvaraka Pitha, a monastery in Gujarat
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Devbhumi Dwarka district
Devbhumi Dwarka District is a district of India located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Kutch in the state of Gujarat. Its headquarters are located in the city of Jamkhambhaliya. The district was created on 15 August 2013 from Jamnagar dis ...
, a district of Gujarat
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Dwarka River
The Dwarka River (also called Babla) is a tributary of Bhagirathi.
Course
The Dwaraka originates in Santhal Parganas in Jharkhand, flows through Deucha, and then through Mayureswar and Rampurhat police station areas of Birbhum district. It fin ...
, a tributary of the Bhagirathi
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Bet Dwarka, an island near the city of Dvaraka (Gujarat)
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Dwarka, Delhi
Dwarka is a neighbourhood located in South West Delhi district of Delhi. The district court that functions under the Delhi High Court for South West Delhi is located in Dwarka.
The sub-city is located near to Indira Gandhi International A ...
, Sub City of Delhi, also known as Dvaraka
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Dwarka (Delhi Assembly constituency), an assembly constituency of Delhi
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Dwarka Baoli, a stepwell in Delhi
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Dwaraka Nagar, a locality in Visakhapatnam
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Dwaraka Nagar, Kadapa, a village in Andhra Pradesh
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Dwaraka Tirumala
Dwaraka Tirumala is a census town in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Dwaraka Tirumala mandal of Jangareddygudem revenue division. The Venkateswara Temple is a pilgrimage center for hindus, which is the ab ...
, a town in Andhra Pradesh
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Dwaraka Tirumala mandal
Dwaraka Tirumala mandal is one of the 28 mandals in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Eluru revenue division and the headquarters are located at Dwaraka Tirumala. The mandal is bounded by ...
, a tehsil in Andhra Pradesh
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Venkateswara Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala, a vaishnavite temple
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Derweze
Darvaza (from fa, دروازه, literally "gate"; tk, Derweze) is a rural council (village council) in Ak bugdaý District, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan of about 350 inhabitants, located in the middle of the Karakum Desert, about 260 km nor ...
, Turkmenistan, also known as Dvaraka
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Dvaravati
The Dvaravati ( th, ทวารวดี ; ) was an ancient Mon kingdom from the 7th century to the 11th century that was located in the region now known as central Thailand. It was described by the Chinese pilgrim in the middle of the 7th cen ...
, Thailand, also known as Dvaraka
Transport
Delhi Metro
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Dwarka metro station
The Dwarka is a Metro Station is located on the Blue Line and Grey Line of the Delhi Metro. The Station is an interchange station between the lines.
Station layout
Facilities
List of available ATM at Dwarka metro station are Oriental Bank ...
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Dwarka Mor metro station
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Dwarka Sector 8 metro station
The Dwarka Sector 8 metro station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro. This station was built as an extension to Dwarka Sector 21 in order to serve Dwarka residents better and provide interchange with the Delhi Airport Express. Th ...
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Dwarka Sector 9 metro station
The Dwarka Sector 9 Metro Station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro.
The station Station layout
Facilities
List of available ATM at Dwarka Sector 9 metro station are Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, IndusInd Bank.
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Dwarka Sector 10 metro station
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Dwarka Sector 11 metro station
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Dwarka Sector 12 metro station
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Dwarka Sector 13 metro station
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Dwarka Sector 14 metro station
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Dwarka Sector 21 metro station
The Dwarka Sector 21 metro station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro. This station was built as an extension together with Dwarka Sector 8 in order to serve Dwarka residents better and provide interchange with the Delhi Airport ...
Other
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Dwarka Express, an express train of the Indian Railways
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Puri Okha Dwarka Express, an express Train of the Indian Railways
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Dwarka railway station, a railway station in Gujarat
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Dwaraka bus station, a bus station complex in Visakhapatnam
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Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway, metre gauge railway in Gujarat during 19th century
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SS Dwarka, a passenger/cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Company
People
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Dwarka Divecha Dwarka Divecha (Dwarkadas Divecha, March 19, 1918 – January 5, 1978) was an Indian cinematographer and actor.
Early life
Divecha was born in Bombay, India.
Career
Divecha worked as a cameraman and cinematographer on about 30 movies. In 1955 he ...
, an Indian cinematographer and actor
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Dwarka Nath Das, an Indian politician from Assam
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Dwarka Nath Mitra
Dwarka Nath Mitra (1833 - 25 February 1874) was a famous lawyer and judge of the Calcutta High Court.
Dwarka Nath Mitra was born in 1833 in Hooghly district and educated at Hooghly College where he excelled in mathematics and English literatur ...
, an Indian lawyer and judge of the Calcutta High Court
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Dwarka Nath Tiwary, an Indian politician from Bihar
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Dwarka Prasad Mishra
Dwarka Prasad Mishra (1901–1988) was an Indian politician, writer and journalist. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for two terms during the 1960s.
An Indian freedom fighter an ...
, an Indian politician; chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
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Dwarkanath Kotnis
Dwarakanath Shantaram Kotnis (Marathi: द्वारकानाथ शांताराम कोटणीस ; 10 October 1910 in India – 9 December 1942 in China), also known by his Chinese name Ke Dihua (), was one of the five Indian ph ...
, Indian physician during the Second Sino-Japanese War
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Dwarkanath Tagore, Indian industrialist and founder of the Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family
Entertainment
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Dwaraka (film)
''Dwaraka'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy-drama film directed by Srinivas Ravindra (MSR), produced by Pradyumna Chandrapati and Ganesh Penubotu, under Legend Cinema, and is presented by R. B. Choudary under the banner Super Good Fil ...
, a 2017 Telugu film
Other uses
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Operation Dwarka
Operation Dwarka was a naval operation by the Pakistan Navy to attack the Indian coastal town of Dwarka on 7 and 8 September 1965. This instance was the first engagement by the Pakistan Navy in any of the Indo-Pakistan Wars.
As the Indo-Paki ...
, a naval operation by the Pakistan Navy
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INS Dwarka, a forward operating base of the Indian Navy
See also
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