Karwar
Karwar (Kannada: ಕಾರವಾರ)is a small seaside town situated on the west coast of the Indian Sub-continent. It is the capital of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, one of the southern states of India. The town lies about 15 kilometres south of the Karnataka-Goa Border.
Since it is sandwiched between the sea on one side and Western Ghats on the other, Karwar is rich in flora and fauna, The Monsoons last long and it rains heavily, the climate is similar to Goa, but is ignored in terms of tourism.
The official language is Kannada.
Recently a bay near the town named Binaga was chosen as the site for a new naval base for the Indian Navy called INS Kadamba, as part of Project Seabird. Karwar is also the site of a nuclear reactor Kaiga.
Karwar has a number of beautiful beaches and it's idyllic beauty inspired the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, to pen his first play. Uttara Karnataka district is one of the most beautiful places in India,which has nearly 68 different waterfalls,many beaches,islands and thick green forests. This place has been neglected due to negligence of politicians. There beautiful places one should visit in karwar are Devabag beach, Kurumgad island Kodasalli, Binaga beach, Tilmatti, Jamba, High Church
Quote
"The sea beach of Karwar is certainly a fit place in which to realise that the beauty of nature is not a mirage of imagination but reflects joy of the infinite and thus draws us to lose ourselves in it."
- Rabindranath Tagore
From other cities in India
- Karwar is 1 hour from Goa, 12 hours by bus from Bangalore India's IT capital and 12 hours by train from Mumbai, India's financial capital and largest city.
- Karwar is 110 kilometres from Panjim(Goa), 540 kilometres from Bangalore, 881 kilometres from Chennai, 701 kilometres from Mumbai,268 km from Mangalore,
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