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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Pipavav<br />
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| image_caption = Pipavav<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Gujarat, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|20|58|N|71|34|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Gujarat]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = Amreli<br />
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'''Pipavav''' is located at latitude 20°54'N and longitude 71°30'E on the coast of [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. By road it is 2 hours (85&nbsp;km) from [[Amreli]], 30 minutes (20&nbsp;km) from [[Rajula]] city, 2.5 hours (130&nbsp;km) from [[Bhavnagar]] on the east and 1.5 hrs (89&nbsp;km) from [[Diu, India|Diu]] in the west.<br />
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Pipavav is the name of village which is used while naming the name of [[Port Pipavav]], the first private sector port in India ([http://www.pipavav.com]). Two Goliath gantry cranes of [[Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited|Reliance]]-Shipyard and the Port Pipavav portainer cranes are landmarks in that area.<br />
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The nearest town to Pipavav is [[Rajula City]] which is 22&nbsp;km away.<br />
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==History==<br />
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The name 'Pipavav' has two parts, the name Pipa originates from the name of [[Bhagat Pipa|Saint Pipaji]], who was a king from Rajasthan, left his kingdom in search of the eternity along with his queen Sitadevi. Vav in Gujarati refers to a well. Pipavav village is still having a well which was dug by Saint Pipaji. A temple of Radha and Krishna is in the village, there is a saying that the idols were obtained during the digging process of the well than.<br />
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Villagers mentions the importance of the place during the Mahabharata time, wherein Krishna, with Rukmini while going to Dwarks, halted in Pipavav. Preacher [[Morari Bapu]] did a Ramkatha at Pipavav to collect fund for the development of Pipavav temple.<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Adapted from the [[Wikinfo]] article, "Pipavav" http://www.internet-encyclopedia.org/wiki.php?title=Pipavav<br />
* "Pipavav eyes Indian Navy contracts after FIPB nod" http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_pipavav-eyes-indian-navy-contracts-after-fipb-nod_1523909<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.pipavav.com Port Pipavav home page]<br />
* [https://www.rnaval.co.in/web/rnaval/company-profile Home page of Reliance-Shipyard]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040203235102/http://www.greenpeaceweb.org/shipbreak/gp-and-shipbreak.asp Pipavav, a modern scrap yard waiting for orders], report of a visit by Greenpeace (archive.org 2004-02-03)<br />
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