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Devgarh, also known as Devgad or Deogarh, is a coastal city in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra state in western India. Devgarh is located on the Arabian Sea in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra, south of Mumbai. It is noted for its harbor, its fine beach, and a lighthouse built in 1915. It is also famous in india for supply of Pure Alphonso Mango Cultivation/Farming and the Whole Developments have been evolved due to undertaking of the Cultivation of Alphonso Mango Farming. Majority of Farmers have started coverting from the regular rice cultivation to Mango Cultivation activities in Western Konkan Region of Maharashtra alongsinde the Arabian Sea Western Coast. Due to calous approach of Indian (On the contrary Maharashtra State Government)Government most of the famous ports have been kept undeveloped hence major source of transportation through Sea is left untapped yet and the same needs to be developed to a larger extent. Sindhudurg is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. ... Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, literally: Great Nation; IPA: )( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ... A typical view of the Konkan, consisting of white-sand beaches and palm trees (mostly coconut and betel nut). ... Mumbaī (Devanāgarī: मुंबई, IPA: ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, and the most populous city of India, with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006)[1]. Mumbai is located on Salsette Island, off the west coast of Maharashtra. ... The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ...



 

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