Dwarka, Dwaraka or Dvaraka may refer to:
Places
India
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Dvārakā
Dvārakā, also known as Dvāravatī (Sanskrit द्वारका "the gated ity
The pyramid of Ity was probably the tomb of Pharaoh who reigned during the 8th dynasty. It has never been discovered and is known only from a cliff-face inscription at Wadi Hammamat in the Eastern Desert, where there were several quarries in P ...
, possibly meaning having many gates, or alternatively having one or several very grand gates), is a sacred historic city in the sacred literature of Hi ...
, also Dvaravati, ancient city in Gujarat, the capital of the Yadus in the Mahabharata
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Dvārakā–Kamboja route
The Dvārakā–Kamboja route is an ancient land trade route that was an important branch of the Silk Road during antiquity and the early medieval era. It is referred to in Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain works. It connected the Kamboja Kingdom in today' ...
, an ancient trade-route and a branch of the Silk Road
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Dvaravati sila, sacred coral stone (shaligrama) from the Gomti river in Dwarka
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Dwarka
Dwarka () is a town and municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Gujarat. It is located on the western shore of the Okhamandal Peninsula on the right bank of the Gomti river at ...
, Gujarat, also known as Dvaraka
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Dwarka, Gujarat Assembly constituency, 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 in the temple by the name ''Dwarkadhish (Dvārakādhīśa)'', or 'King of Dwarka'. The tem ...
, a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Krishna
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Dwarka Sharada Peetham
Pascimāmnāya Śrī Śāradā Pītham or Dwarka Sharada Math, is one amongst the four cardinal peethams believed by its followers to be established by Adi Shankara, preserving and propagating Sanatana Dharma and Advaita Vedanta, the doctrine ...
, 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 ...
, 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 meas ...
, an island near the city of Dvaraka (Gujarat)
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Dwarka, Delhi
Dwarka is a neighbourhood located in Southwestern edge of Indian Capital New Delhi in South West Delhi district of the NCT of Delhi. The district court that functions under the Delhi High Court for South West Delhi is located in Dwarka.
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, 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
Dwaraka Nagar is a locality in Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh, India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the Li ...
, 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, a tehsil in Andhra Pradesh
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Venkateswara Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala
Sri Venkateswara Temple is a Hindu temple located in Dwaraka Tirumala of Eluru district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Known as "Chinna Tirupati" (), it is considered ...
, a vaishnavite temple
Other
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Derweze, Turkmenistan, also known as Dvaraka
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Dvaravati
Dvaravati () was a medieval Mon political principality from the 6th century to the 11th century, located in the region now known as central Thailand, and was speculated to be a succeeding state of Lang-chia or Lang-ya-hsiu (). It was describe ...
, also known as Dvaraka, a kingdom of the Mon people from the 7th to 11th-centuries in what is now central Thailand
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Dvaravati art
Dvaravati art is a form of artistic work originating from Mon kingdoms, Mon. Dvaravati flourished from the Dvaravati Mon ancient artifacts are in present-day Thailand and Burma, Mon states to the west in southern Myanmar (Burma) and with the Mon s ...
Transport
Delhi Metro
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Dwarka metro station
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Dwarka Mor metro station
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Dwarka Sector 8 metro station
Dwarka () is a town and municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the Indian state of Gujarat. 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 Kutch facing t ...
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Dwarka Sector 9 metro station
Dwarka () is a town and municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the Indian state of Gujarat. 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 Kutch facing t ...
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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
Dwarka () is a town and municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the Indian state of Gujarat. 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 Kutch facing t ...
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Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 metro station
Yashobhoomi Dwarka Sector - 25 is a metro station extension for Airport Express Line servicing the India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC). It is an underground station located within the IICC perimeters. Trials on this line sta ...
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Dwarka Express, an express train of the Indian Railways
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Dwarka Expressway
NH 248-BB, also known as Dwarka Expressway, is an existing long opertional, 16-lane, including 8-lane elevated grade separated and 8-lane service road, expressway connecting Dwarka in Delhi to Kherki Daula Toll Plaza at Gurgaon in Haryana. ...
, expressway between Dwarka, Delhi and Haryana in India
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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, India
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Dwaraka bus station
Dwaraka Bus Station Complex is a bus station located at the eastern side of Visakhapatnam city. It is officially called APSRTC complex. The bus station is owned by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC). This is one of the majo ...
, a bus station complex in Visakhapatnam, India
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Jamnagar & Dwaraka Railway, metre gauge railway in Gujarat during 19th century
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MV 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 actor and cinematographer.
Early life
Divecha was born in Mumbai, 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 literature ...
, 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, an Indian politician; chief minister of Madhya Pradesh
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Dwarkanath Dwarkanath is a masculine given name of Indian origin. Notable people with this given name include:
* Dwarkanath Ganguly (1844–1898), Bengai social reformer
* Dwarkanath Gooptu (1818–1882), Indian doctor
* Dwarkanath Kotnis (1910–1942), Ind ...
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Dwarkanath Kotnis
Dwarakanath Shantaram Kotnis (10 October 1910 in India – 9 December 1942), also known by his Chinese name Ke Dihua (), was an Indian physician. He and four peers were dispatched to China for medical assistance during the Second Sino-Japanese ...
, Indian physician during the Second Sino-Japanese War
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Dwarkanath Tagore
Dwarkanath Tagore (also spelled Dwarakanath Thakur; 1794–1846), popularly known as Prince Dwarkanath Tagore, was one of the first Indian industrialists to partner with the British. He was the son of Rammoni Tagore, and was given in adoption to ...
, Indian industrialist and founder of the Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family
Entertainment
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''Dwaraka'' (film), a 2017 Indian Telugu-language 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, Indo-Pakistan wars ...
, a naval operation by the Pakistan Navy during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
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INS Dwarka, a forward operating base of the Indian Navy
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