Historical Place at Morbi

Darbargadh, Morbi

Darbargadh, on the bank of Machchhu, is an original residence of Morbi rulers. It can be reached by crossing an imposing gate and arcade façade. Now it is the only heritage hotel at Morbi.

Mani Mandir, Morbi

Mani Mandir is a temple situated in the courtyard of Wellington Secretariat. The images of Laxmi Narayan, Mahakali, Ramchandraji, Radha-Krishna and Shiva are enshrined in this temple.

Suspension Bridge, Morbi

The Suspension Bridge, an engineering marvel built at the turn of the century, reflects the progressive and scientific nature of the rulers of Morbi. This was built to give a unique identity to Morbi using the latest technology available in those days, in Europe.

Wellington Secretariat, Morbi

It is an excellent example of the application of principles of Rajput architecture by master craftsmen, at the turn of the century.

Green Chowk, Morbi

Green Chowk is a town square approached by a series of three gates. European town planning principles inspired the creation of these gates as landmarks in the town.

Nehru Gate, Morbi

The Nehru Gate is made out of stone using elements of Rajput architecture with central clock tower, while another one uses elements of western architecture and is capped by a three-storyed cast iron frame structure with a dome.

Art Deco Palace, Morbi

It is a marvelous example of influence of last phase of art deco movement of Europe. It is poetry in granite, a low two-storey in banded horizontal fenestration, curves and bays, which resemble the London underground stations of Charles Holden.

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About Morbi City

Ceramic Wall Tiles and Clock Hub of Country

Morbi is one of the most industry-ready and well developed center in Gujarat since very long time. Morbi is center for several industries like Ceramic, bricks, Tiles, CFL Lights and watches. One of the biggest clock manufacturer plant in the world is situated in Morbi. The Vertified tiles and ceramic business is largest in the country here. Apart from that there are many more segments in which Morbi leads the whole western region of India. Being on the very prime location Morbi is in middle of the highly industry developed cities of Gujarat like, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Kandla, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Gandhidham and Mundra. Thus it becomes the first choice for entrepreneurs of modern times to come and install their dream projects here.

Morbi is also known for its historical and cultural values. In the past there were many natural calamities like flood, plague, earthquake, etc… which reduced the city to ground zero. But each time the people of Morbi with their extra-ordinary courage and smartness has come out of it each time, much stronger than before. The business sense of people here has made this city well equipped and well maintained to fight any forthcoming troubles.

There are many tourists places here which includes

Darbargadh, Mani Mandir, Suspention Bridge, Wellington Secretariant, Green Tower, Nehru Gate and Art Deco Palace.

Morvi or Morbi is very famous city for his uniqueness. Morbi is a city of municipality in Rajkot district of Gujarat. Morbi is a well known business hub of Saurashtra-Gujarat.

Morbilive.com is a portal for Tourists to Morbi city. Where you can find all the information related to Morbi and the happenings in the city.

Princely State of Morbi, it was ruled by Jadeja clan of Rajputs until Indian independence in 1947. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula.

Morbi is a railroad junction of Gujarat. Morbi is a town situated on the river Macchu, 22 miles (35 km) from the sea and 67 km from Rajkot.

How to reach

One can reach Morbi from Rajkot by road within 1 hour. There are State Government buses and local private buses available to and from all the cities around. The Vankaner Railway station is only 29 KMs away from Morbi and it is in the route of trains connecting to major cities of Gujarat and rest of the states in India. The two airports Rajkot (67 KMs) and Ahmedabad (247 KMs) are having frequent flights from Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune on daily basis.

Morbi Travel Information

By Air
Nearest Airport is Rajkot (67 km), Ahmedabad (247 km)
By Rail
Nearest Railway Station is Wankner (27 km)
By Road
Rajkot (67 km), Ahmedabad (247 km)
By Local transport
Non-Metered Autorickshaws
Temperature at Summer :
Min: 24 °C, Max:42°C
Temperature at Winter :
Min: 10°C, Max:24°C
STD Code :
02822
Best Season :
October to March

Industries worked at Morbi

Ceramic Glazed Wall Tiles

Smaller lighter and thinner than regular tiles, these are the key features for the Ceramic Glazed Wall Tiles. They are meant to be on the wall and so they are light in weight. And so they are available in range of colors and textures.

These tiles are now getting used in almost all form of constructions. they are widely used in residential construction. As they come with color and texture one love to use it for decorative purpose.

In Morbi this business is growing very fast and smart. 5 out of Top 10 companies in India is having their base here and that makes this business hub more and more important by the day.

Ceramic Glazed Floor Tiles

Floor tiles are made using ceramic or stone. There are many utilities of the Ceramic Glazed Floor Tiles. Apart from being able to be painted or glazed, they are also available in small blocks size and in different patterns.

Life wall tiles these tiles are also used in most of the modern structures such as residential, commercial, institutions, etc. They are much more beautiful, durable than regular floor tiles.

Morbi has many huge size production houses for Ceramic Glazed floor tiles and they are increasing by the day. One who is in this segment of industry will love to have their base / branch here.

Polished porcelain floor tiles

Porcelain tiles are made with a very different method than ceramic tiles. Instead of glaze being applied to a ceramic base, it’s blended with clay and under extreme pressure with very sophisticated machinery its being prepared. Final finish is carried out under high temperature and that makes it dense and hard. To give the shine to it a high finish is given to it with the method exactly given to Granite and Marble.

These tiles are extremely hard and durable compare to glaze tiles. Being hard doesn’t make it look lesser than others. Polished porcelain floor tiles are great looking and shining and so used in Hotel and Hospitality industries. It’s the first choice among other when it comes to beauty and durability from other flooring solutions.

Morbi is center of polished porcelain floor tiles industry. There are many production plants on the outskirts of Morbi.

Mosaic tiles

One of the most popular tiles is the Marble Mosaic, this is when you have a design of dark color tiles and then even darker tiles place within the scope of the title. Then there is the Mosaic Tile, this type of tile is really good for both wall and floor applications. There are solid Mosaic Tiles; these tiles are made from Marble, Granite, Basalt and Limestone.

Sanitaryware

Today sanitary wares are made from variety of materials each of them having certain advantages over the others. However, sanitary wares made of ceramic has many advantages over those made of other materials and are economical also. It has a wide acceptance in the society.

Roofing tiles

Roof tiles are designed mainly to keep out rain, and are traditionally made from locally available materials such as clay or slate. Modern materials such as concrete and plastic are also used and some clay tiles have a waterproof glaze.

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