Dholera

Dholera
Dholera
—  village  —
Coordinates
Country India
State Gujarat
District(s) Ahmedabad
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Dholera is a town in Gujarat, India. Dholera is an ancient port-city in Gulf of Khambhat, 30 k.m. away from Dhandhuka village of Ahmedabad district. One of the original six temples built by Swaminarayan is located here.

Gujarat Government has proposed a new International Airport for Ahmedabad city at Fedara. The proposed international airport has been strategically located near the planned 335 million USD Port-cum-SEZ project of the Adani Group spread over 30,000 hectares at Dholera.

Infrastructure

A 10-lane expressway is planned to be built, linking the port to Gujarat and the rest of India.

See also

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Dholera

References

Coordinates: 22°14′53″N 72°11′42″E / 22.248°N 72.195°E / 22.248; 72.195



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