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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15 Facts About Karwar
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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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Karwar, known locally as "Kadwad", derived its name from the nearby village of "Kade-Wada".
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Karwar township was built by the British in the year 1857 after the Mutiny.
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Post-Independence Karwar was made a part of newly formed Mysore state following requests by the people of Karwar.
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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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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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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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Karwar was called Baithkol meaning the "house of safety" or Bait-e-kol meaning "place of safety" in Arabic.
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Muslim villages in Karwar include: Shiveshvar, Chittakula, Sawar Pai, and Hotegali.
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Coastal location of Karwar lends to fishing and fisheries which are concentrated in Harikanth, Konkan Kharvis, Gabiths and Ambigas.
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Besides the great export of muslin, Karwar provided pepper, cardamoms, cassia, and coarse blue cotton cloth.
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Karwar port berths coastal vessels and there is a jetty for fishing vessels.
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Karwar has Government and private engineering college and Government medical college.
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