15 Facts About Karwar

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Karwar is a seaside city, taluka, and administrative headquarters of Uttara Kannada district lying at the mouth of the Kali river on the Kanara coast of Karnataka state, India.

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The township and its surrounding regions—colloquially called "Karwar district"— are known for their beaches and green tourism.

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3.

Karwar, known locally as "Kadwad", derived its name from the nearby village of "Kade-Wada".

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4.

Karwar township was built by the British in the year 1857 after the Mutiny.

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5.

Post-Independence Karwar was made a part of newly formed Mysore state following requests by the people of Karwar.

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6.

Karwar is a seaport on the west coast of peninsular India.

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7.

Karwar is situated on the banks of the Kali river which flows west to the Arabian sea from its headwaters at Bidi village in the Western Ghats.

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8.

Baitkhol port at Karwar is a natural harbour with land side hills and ocean side islands protecting it from cyclonic weather.

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9.

The sub-tidal regions of the islands have a high biodiversity, although the waters off Karwar have recorded higher than normal faecal coliform counts.

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10.

Karwar was called Baithkol meaning the "house of safety" or Bait-e-kol meaning "place of safety" in Arabic.

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11.

Muslim villages in Karwar include: Shiveshvar, Chittakula, Sawar Pai, and Hotegali.

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12.

Coastal location of Karwar lends to fishing and fisheries which are concentrated in Harikanth, Konkan Kharvis, Gabiths and Ambigas.

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13.

Besides the great export of muslin, Karwar provided pepper, cardamoms, cassia, and coarse blue cotton cloth.

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14.

Karwar port berths coastal vessels and there is a jetty for fishing vessels.

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15.

Karwar has Government and private engineering college and Government medical college.

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