Mandvi shots...
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...