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Info from Google Pix are mine Mandvi  is a Beach town with  municipality  in the  Kutch district  in the  Indian state  of  Gujarat . It was once a major port of the region and summer retreat for Maharao (king) of the  Cutch State . The old city was enclosed in the fort wall and remains of the fort wall can still be seen. The city has a four-hundred-year-old ship building industry which is still functional and dhows, a type of wooden ship, are still made. Mandvi Municipality's 36 Seat Of 9 Ward. The Fortress of Mandvi was built by Raoshri Bharmalji in 1549. [ dubious   –  discuss ]  It was eight km long, 2.7 metres broad and three metres high with five gates, three windows and seven bastions ( kotha ). In 1978, Mandvi municipality was handed over the fort under condition that it will preserve the fortress. Later in 1992, the municipality decided to demolish 290 metres of wall to free the land but was opposed by citi...