On the southern coast between Veraval and Dwarka Porbandar is a small but busy town that is edged by a beach. In ancient times the city was called Sudamapuri. During the Mughal period it was a bustling maritime trade center with a thriving port. Porbandar was also the last capital of the Jethwa Rajputs Originally a fortified town with high rampart walls bastions and five gates Porbandar lost its fortification by the order of the British. Because of the long line of temples and beautiful public buildings and edifices overlooking the sea on its main stretch Porbandar is famous as a coastal heritage town of Gujrat . It is also famous as the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi ande Sudama.
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