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 States and territories of India, state of Gujarat in Western India. It is located on the western shore of the Okhamandal Peninsula on the right bank of the Gomti rive ...
, Gujarat, also known as Dvaraka
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Dwarka (Vidhan Sabha constituency of Gujarat), 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
Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, mos ...
, 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
Bet Dwarka (also spelled Beyt Dwarka) or Shankhodhar is an inhabited island at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch, situated off the coast of the town of Okha, Gujarat, India, and north of the city of Dwarka. Northeast to southwest, the island measur ...
, 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 ...
, Sub City of Delhi, also known as Dvaraka
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Dwarka (Delhi Assembly constituency)
Dwarka Assembly constituency is one of the 70 Delhi Legislative Assembly constituencies of the National Capital Territory in northern India.
Overview
Dwarka constituency came into existence in 2008 as a part of the implementation of the recomm ...
, an assembly constituency of Delhi
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Dwarka Baoli, a stepwell in Delhi
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Dwaraka Nagar
Dwaraka Nagar is a locality in Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh, India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the ...
, 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 abo ...
, 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 b ...
, a tehsil in Andhra Pradesh
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Venkateswara Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala, a vaishnavite temple
Other
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Derweze, 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 cent ...
, Thailand, also known as Dvaraka
Transport
Delhi Metro
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Dwarka metro station
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Dwarka Mor metro station
The Dwarka Mor metro station is located on the Blue Line of the Delhi Metro. It is the nearest metro station to Netaji Subhas University of Technology and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College.
The station Station layout
Facilities
List of availa ...
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Dwarka Sector 8 metro station
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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 E ...
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Dwarka Express
The 15635 / 15636 Dwarka Express is an Express train of the Indian Railways connecting in Gujarat and in Assam. It is currently being operated with 15635/15636 train numbers on a weekly basis.
Coach composition
The train consists of 22 coa ...
, 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
MS ''Dwarka'' was the second of four "modern D Class" passenger/cargo sister ships of the British India Steam Navigation Company (BI). The only one of the quartet to be built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson at Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, ...
, a passenger/cargo ship of British India Steam Navigation Company
People
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Dwarka Divecha, 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 literature ...
, an Indian lawyer and judge of the Calcutta High Court
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Dwarka Nath Tiwary
Dwarka Nath Tiwary (born 1901) was an Indian politician from Bihar. He was a member of Lok Sabha for four terms from Gopalganj. He participated in Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic eve ...
, 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 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
Dwarkanath Tagore ( bn, দ্বারকানাথ ঠাকুর, ''Darokanath Ţhakur''; 1794–1846) was one of the first Indian industrialists to form an enterprise with British partners. He was the son of Ramlochon Tagore, the founder ...
, Indian industrialist and founder of the Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family
Entertainment
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Dwaraka (film), 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.
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, 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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