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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mandwa<br />
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| settlement_type = Town<br />
| image_skyline = Mandwa Beach, March 2015.JPG<br />
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| nickname = Colaba fort<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = Villages of Maharashtra<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = Villages of Raigad<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Raigad district|Raigad]]<br />
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| founder = [[Shivaji Maharaj]]<br />
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'''Mandwa''' is a village in [[Raigad district]], [[Maharashtra]], India. It is popular as a weekend beach destination from Mumbai city, mainly because of the direct [[Ferry]] services available near Mandwa Beach to and from [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandwa and Kihim beaches|url=http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/TouristDelight/Beaches/Beaches.aspx?strpage=MandwaKihim_beaches.html|website=Maharashtra Tourism|publisher=MTDC|accessdate=18 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425171721/http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/TouristDelight/Beaches/Beaches.aspx?strpage=MandwaKihim_beaches.html|archive-date=25 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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In movies, Mandwa has been popularized by [[Amitabh Bachchan|Amitabh]] and [[Hrithik Roshan|Hrithik's]] [[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath series]] respectively.<ref name="kanchacheena">{{cite news|title=In Mandwa, Kancha Cheena meets history |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/In-Mandwa-Kancha-Cheena-meets-history/articleshow/11856011.cms |first=Manimugdha |last=Sharma |date=12 February 2012 |work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=30 March 2015}}</ref><br />
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== Transport ==<br />
[[File:MumbaiMandwaFerryRide.JPG|thumb|Mumbai Mandwa Ferry Ride]]<br />
Mandwa serves as the changeover point for [[Water transport in Mumbai|Ferry services]] from the state capital of [[Mumbai]] and buses bound for the [[Raigad district|district headquarters]] at [[Alibag]].<ref name="alibauglaunch">{{Cite web |title=Transportation from Alibaug |url=http://raigad.nic.in/htmldocs/transportation.htm |publisher=Raigad District Authority |accessdate=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009122502/http://raigad.nic.in/htmldocs/transportation.htm |archive-date=9 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is close to Kihim beach. Mandwa beach lies 6 kilometers from [[Rewas]] and close to Mandawa town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mandwa and Kihim Beaches|url=http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/TouristDelight/Beaches/Beaches.aspx?strpage=MandwaKihim_beaches.html|website=Maharashtra Tourism|publisher=MTDC|accessdate=18 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425171721/http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/TouristDelight/Beaches/Beaches.aspx?strpage=MandwaKihim_beaches.html|archive-date=25 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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In 2011, the [[Maharashtra Maritime Board]] (MMB), proposed to run [[roll on roll off]] (RORO) services from [[Ferry Wharf]] to Mandwa.<ref name="roro">{{cite news|title= RoRo your way to Alibaug at Rs620 |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-roro-your-way-to-alibaug-at-rs620-1603854 |first=Ninad |last=Siddhaye |date=27 October 2011 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai |accessdate=30 March 2015}}</ref><br />
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== In popular culture ==<br />
* ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]'' (1990){{citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
* ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' (2012){{citation needed|date=December 2020}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Mandva]], village and former princeley state in Bharuch district, Gujarat state, western India.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.amazingmaharashtra.com/2013/02/mandwa-kihim.html Mandwa – Kihim] at Amazing Maharashtra<br />
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{{Raigad district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Raigad district]]<br />
[[Category:Beaches of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Raigad district]]</div>
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