Karwar is the capital of Uttar Kannada district in Karnataka.
It is not a miracle of imagination, but reflects the joy of the infinite and thus draws us to lose ourselves in it.?.
This is what he said about Karwar\'s beach: ?It certainly is a fit place in which to realise the beauty of a place.
Its beauty and tranquillity is said to have inspired the great Indian poet and Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore to write his first play in Karwar.
It has some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.
Karwar is the ideal place to relax and enjoy the sun, sea and sand.
The port is at the bottom of a hill jutting into the sea, with five islands, Anjudiv, Kurumgad, Devgad, Madlinggad and Shamshigudda, protecting it from heavy winds.
Karwar is the safest port south of Mumbai, and functions throughout the year.
The intrepid Arab traveller, Ibn Battuta is believed to have passed through Karwar.
Commodities for export to foreign countries were brought by routes which passed through this area for several centuries.
For example, Baithkol got its name from the Arabic Bait-el-Khole meaning bay of safety.
As a result, names of many places in the area have undergone considerable change.
Kadwad was an ancient centre of sea trade, frequented by the Arabs, Dutch, Portuguese, French and then later the British, who made it their district headquarters in 1862.
Karwar is a place of historical importance, named after Kadwad, a village to the south of the Kali river.
The monsoons last long and it rains heavily in Karwar leaving behind a rich green landscape.
Sandwiched between the sea on one side and Western Ghats on the other, Karwar is rich in flora and fauna. south of the Karnataka-Goa border.
The town lies about 15 km.
It is a seaside town situated on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent.
Karwar is the capital of Uttar Kannada district in Karnataka
