Khambhat

Khambhat About this sound pronunciation, also known as Cambay, is a town and the surrounding urban agglomeration in Khambhat Taluka, Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was once an important trading center, but its harbour gradually silted up, and the maritime trade moved elsewhere. Khambhat lies on an alluvial plain at the north end of the Gulf of Khambhat, noted for the extreme rise and fall of its tides, which can vary as much as thirty feet in the vicinity of Khambhat.

Historically named as Stambhtirth, and later as Khambhat, this port city is on the shores of the sea in southern edge of Kheda district. It is said that the ancient city is buried by now. Ancient texts and travel accounts of foreign visitors describe this city and its glory in no uncertain terms. In the histOlical peliod, duling the Solanki rule, especially during the reign of Siddharaj Jaisinh, its development was spectacular. Acharya Hemchandra also lived here.