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This article has been extracted from <br/>

THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908.<br/>

OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.
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''Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value. ''

=Cambay, Gulf of=
The name for the strip of sea which separates 
the peninsula of Kathiawar from the Northern Bombay coast. The 
gulf was in ancient times much frequented by Arab mariners. 
Surat lies at the eastern point of its mouth, the Portuguese settlement 
of Diu at the western mouth, and Cambay town at its northern 
extremity. The gulf receives two great rivers, the Tapti and Narbada, 
on its eastern side, the IMahl and Sabarmati on the north, and several 
small rivers from Kathiawar on the west. Owing to the causes 
mentioned under Cambay Town the gulf is silting up, and is now 
resorted to only by small craft. The once famous harbours of Surat 
and Broach on its coast have ceased to be used by foreign commerce.