Karwar Port

Karwar Port

Karwar (formerly Carwar) is a city, taluk and administrative center of Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka, which lies on the west coast of Southern India at the mouth of the Kali river.

Karwar is a popular tourist destination and with a City Urban area of 27.9 km (17.3 mi), it is the largest city in Uttara Kannada. The city and its surrounding regions are known for their beaches and green tourism destinations.

Karwar (formerly Carwar) is a city, taluk and administrative center of Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka, which lies on the west coast of Southern India at the mouth of the Kali river.

Karwar is a popular tourist destination and with a City Urban area of 27.9 km (17.3 mi), it is the largest city in Uttara Kannada. The city and its surrounding regions are known for their beaches and green tourism destinations.

Karwar derived its name from the nearby village of kadewada. Kade means last and wada means precinct or area in Konkani. Before Indian independence, the name Karwar was spelt Carwar. The name Baithkhol, is an Arabic term Bait-e-kol, meaning the bay of safety. This is in the Indian History for maritime trade wherein pepper, cardamom and muslin were exported from this Kadewad port and after the war with Veer Henja Naik (1803), the port activities were shifted to Baithkol. Thereafter the port of Kadwad was isolated and Kurmagad Fort was activated by the Portuguese.