BILIMORA

About Bilimora

Bilimora is a city situated on the banks of the river Ambika, in the Navsari district municipality of the Gujarat state in India. The city comes under the purview of the Surat Metropolitan Region. The city is roughly 70 kilometres (43mi) south of the city of Surat and is the southernmost point of the Surat Metropolitan Region and the Metropolis of Surat. It is also one the larger cities in the Metropolis. It is linked to Surat by SH 6 and SH 88. In the late 18th century, the Baroda State established a naval station at Bilimora, a port about 40 miles (64km) south of Surat, known as Bunder Bilimora Suba Armor. A fleet of 50 vessels was stationed here, including mostly sails, cargo vessels for trading and military vessels to secure the sea from the Portuguese, the Dutch and the French. Bilimora is located at 2045N 7257E / 20.75N 72.95E / 20.75; 72.95. It has an average elevation of 4 metres (13ft). Bilimora has the only one rail junction in the Mumbai division line of the...