Вишакхапатнам

Вишакхапа́тнам — портовый город в индийском штате Андхра-Прадеш. Административный центр округа Вишакхапатнам.

В Вишакхапатнаме расположена военно-морская база, на которую базируется 8-я эскадра подводных лодок ВМС Индии.

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VishakhaPatanam is a abbreviated word of Vishakha + Patana, which was initially part of Kalinga Gajapati empire. The place was mentioned in many places in Kalinga's history.

Visakhapatnam pronunciation (Telugu: ) (also Vikhapattanamu, shortened and anglicized: Vizag or Vizagapatnam) is a coastal, port city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located on the eastern shore of India, nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and facing the Bay of Bengal to the east. The city is about 650km northeast of the state capital Hyderabad. It is the administrative headquarters of Visakhapatnam District and is also home of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy.

Alternatively, it sometimes goes by its now mostly defunct colonial British name, Waltair. During the colonial era, the city had at its hub the Waltair railway station, and that part of the city still goes by the name of Waltair. It is sometimes also referred to as the "City of Destiny".[citation needed]

The city is home to several state owned heavy industries, one of the most advanced steel plants and has one of the country's largest ports and its oldest shipyard. It has the only natural harbour on the eastern coast of India.

Andhra University, a prominent seat of education in Andhra Pradesh is located here.

Vizag is primarily an industrial city, apart from being a tourist destination. Tourists are attracted by its unspoilt beaches, nearby scenic Araku Valley and Borra caves, the 11th-century Simhachalam temple and ancient Buddhist sites like Totlakonda & Bavikonda spread across the area.

The city boasts a submarine museum, the first of its kind in South Asia, at Rama Krishna Beach.

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