Hazira is a suburb and a transshipment port in the Surat district in the Gujarat state of India. It is the west most end of Surat.Hazira is one of the major ports of India and the most important element of Surat Metropolitan Region. The town is known as the industrial hub of India and is located on the bank of the Tapti River, eight kilometers away from the Arabian Sea. It is a centre for health tourism due to its natural springs, and a base for major industrial and shipping facilities like Essar, Kribhco, Shell, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, ONGC, GAIL, GSEG power plant, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, UltraTech Cement and Hazira Manufacturing Division(HMD) of Reliance Industries.
HOW THE WORD HAZIRA DID DERIVED
The original name of village was Dhau. The village had a grave of British Officer named Wock. The grave in Gujarati is called as "Hajiro".The name became popular and village became famous as Hajira and became Hazira.
TRANSPORT
Hazira is 25 km from Surat and takes 60-75 minutes from Surat to Hazira.One can avail Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation's bus service from Adajan GSRTC Depot to reach Hazira.
PLACES TO VIST IN HAZIRA
PLACES TO VIST IN HAZIRA
- Dumas Beach
- Suvali Beach
- Chhab Chhaba Chhab Water Fun Park
- Fun Funta Fun
- Hazira Beach
- Dabhari Beach
- Rameshwar Mahadev Temple
- Umbhrat Beach
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