Gulf of Khambhāt

It divides the Kathiawar Peninsula from the south-eastern part of Gujarat.

There are plans to construct a 60-kilometre (37 mi) dyke through the Kalpasar Project across the gulf.

Wildlife

To the west of the Gulf, Asiatic lions inhabit the Gir Forest National Park and its surroundings, the region of Kathiawar or Saurashtra. To the east of the Gulf, the Dangs' Forest and Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, where Gujarat meets Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, used to host Bengal tigers.