Vadinar is small coastal town located in
Devbhumi Dwarka district
Devbhumi Dwarka District is a district of India located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Kutch in the state of Gujarat. Its headquarters are located in the city of Jamkhambhaliya. The district was created on 15 August 2013 from Jamnagar distr ...
of the state of
Gujarat
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,
India
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. The offshore oil terminal of the Kandla Port Trust (K. P. T.) (Previously known as Kandla Port Trust, Kandla Port Trust is renamed as Deendayal Port Trust with effect from 25 September 2017, says a notification issued by the ministry of shipping) is located in Vadinar and contributes in a large way to the total earnings of this major port. Vadinar is now notable due to the presence of two refineries which are close by - one promoted by
Reliance Industries
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and the other by
Essar
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Oil Ltd. A
salt
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production unit is located in Vadinar. The famous
Narara
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Island, which is part of
Marine National Park, is situated 7 kilometers away from town. You can also find the jellyfish, starfish, crabs, sea turtle and many endangered species over there. Two single-buoy moorings (SBM) of the Kandla Port Trust (now known as Deendayal Port Trust) offshore oil terminal of the
Indian Oil Corporation
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are located at this port along with a similar buoy of the Essar refinery. Indian Oil Corporation crude oil terminal is also located at Vadinar. it is secured by cisf along with KPT Port. The nearest airport is at
Jamnagar
Jamnagar () is a city located on the western coast of India in the state of Gujarat of Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra region. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jamnagar district and the fifth largest city in Gujarat. The city lies ...
47 km away.
Vadinar is divided into three parts: Vadinar Gaon, Vadinar Dhar and KPT Colony. Narara National Marine Park is situated nearly 7 km from KPT Colony. There are schools in Vadinar which is St. Ann's High School Vadinar located in KPT Colony and Shri Navyug Vidhyalaya Vadinar near Singach and a government school. Nearby town to Vadinar are as follows Zakhar, Singach and Bharana.
At Zakhar there is a great temple of Lord Shiva named Jundeshwar Mahadev.
Also at Vadinar is the COT (crude oil terminal) of the Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL) refinery that is situated in BINA in Madhya Pradesh.
Cities and towns in Devbhoomi Dwarka district
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