Cambay, Gulf

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Cambay, Gulf of

The name for the strip of sea which separates the peninsula of Kathiawar from the Northern Bombay coast. The gulf was in ancient times much frequented by Arab mariners. Surat lies at the eastern point of its mouth, the Portuguese settlement of Diu at the western mouth, and Cambay town at its northern extremity. The gulf receives two great rivers, the Tapti and Narbada, on its eastern side, the IMahl and Sabarmati on the north, and several small rivers from Kathiawar on the west. Owing to the causes mentioned under Cambay Town the gulf is silting up, and is now resorted to only by small craft. The once famous harbours of Surat and Broach on its coast have ceased to be used by foreign commerce.