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Dabhel — town — Coordinates 20°24′00.00″N 72°53′00.00″E / 20.4°N 72.88333°ECoordinates: 20°24′00.00″N 72°53′00.00″E / 20.4°N 72.88333°E Country India State Gujarat Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Dabhel is a town in Gujarat state of India. It is famous for its Arabic education, most notably given in Jamiah Islamiah Talimud-din.
Dabhel lies some 25-30km south of Surat and 10-15km north of Navsari, to the east is Vesma crossroad on NH 8 and to the west is Maroli. Arabian Sea is approximately 20km from west from Dabhel.
More than 90% inhabitants of Dabhel are Sunni Muslim from the Deobandi sect. A propotion of Harijan do reside in Dabhel, however their numbers are dwindling as they move away.
Nearest train station is Maroli on the Western Railway of India, which is west of Dabhel. To the east is Vesma cross roads on the National Highway 8, which links to Mumbai and Baroda
Categories:- Villages in Gujarat
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