Alibag

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subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_type3Taluka
subdivision_name1Maharashtra
subdivision_name2Raigad
subdivision_name3Alibag
leader_titlePresident Alibag Municipal Council
leader_namePrashant Naik
leader_title2Vice President Alibag Municipal Council
leader_name2Mansi Mhatre
leader_title3Chief Officer Alibag Municipal Council
leader_name3Dr Sachin bachchhaw
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postal_code_typePostal Index Number
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area_code02141
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demographics1_info1Marathi
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| name = Alibag | official_name = | other_name = Alibaug | settlement_type = Coastal City Mumbai Metropolitan Region | image_skyline = Alibag Sea beach 3, Maharashtra.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = Alibag sea beach | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Alibag | pushpin_map = India Maharashtra | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_type3 = Taluka | subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra | subdivision_name2 = Raigad | established_title = | subdivision_name3 = Alibag | established_date = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_title = President Alibag Municipal Council | leader_name = Prashant Naik | leader_title2 = Vice President Alibag Municipal Council | leader_name2 = Mansi Mhatre | leader_title3 = Chief Officer Alibag Municipal Council | leader_name3 = Dr Sachin bachchhaw | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 0 | population_total = 20743 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Native | demographics1_title2 = Official | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = Postal Index Number | postal_code = 402 201 | area_code = 02141 | area_code_type = Telephone code | registration_plate = | footnotes = | demographics1_info1 = Marathi | demographics1_info2 = Marathi | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = Tropical savanna climate | population_demonyms = Alibagkar, Alibaugkar Alibag, also known as Alibaug (Pronunciation: [əlibaːɡ]), is a coastal city and a municipal council in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters of the Raigad district, and is south of the city of Mumbai. Alibag is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and is situated at a distance of about 96 km from Mumbai and 143 km from Pune.

Alibag is a holy place for Padmakshi Renuka, who is also known as the goddess of Konkan.

History

Alibag was founded in the 17th century by the Admiral of the Maratha Navy, Kanhoji Angre.

Alibag and its surrounding villages are the historic hinterlands of the Bene Israel Jews. According to Indian Jewish historian Esther David, Jews arrived in the region over 2000 years ago, escaping persecution from the Roman Empire, when their ship wrecked here. As they got into the business of oil-pressing and plantations, continued practising Sabbath, and took holidays on Saturday, they came to be known as 'Shanvar-telis'('Saturday – Oilpeople') There is a synagogue named 'Magen Aboth Synagogue' in the "Israel Alley" (Marathi ' इस्राएल आळी ' meaning Israel lane) area of the town.

Etymology

A Bene Israelite named Eli (Elisha/Elizah) used to live there at that time and owned many plantations of mangoes and coconuts in his gardens. The natives started calling the place "Eli cha Bagh"(which means "Eli's garden") and in the subsequent generations the pronunciation changed to simply "Alibag", and the name stuck.

Geography

Alibag is located about 120 km south of Mumbai, at . The average elevation is 0 metres. The district government offices are located along the seacoast road.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, Alibag had a population of 19,491. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Alibag has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of males and 46% of females' literate, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. 75% of the population speaks the Marathi language.

As of the 2011 census, Alibag had a population of 20,743, of which 10,646 are males while 10,097 are females, and 17,431 were educated, with a literacy rate of 84%.{{bar box |title=Religion in Alibag (2011) |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=right |bars=

Climate

| location = Alibag (1991–2020, extremes 1933–2012) | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan record high C = 36.0 | Feb record high C = 38.5 | Mar record high C = 40.1 | Apr record high C = 40.0 | May record high C = 39.6 | Jun record high C = 37.2 | Jul record high C = 36.5 | Aug record high C = 33.6 | Sep record high C = 34.9 | Oct record high C = 38.1 | Nov record high C = 37.9 | Dec record high C = 36.1 | year record high C = 40.1 | Jan high C = 29.1 | Feb high C = 29.5 | Mar high C = 31.0 | Apr high C = 32.3 | May high C = 33.6 | Jun high C = 32.1 | Jul high C = 30.3 | Aug high C = 30.0 | Sep high C = 30.6 | Oct high C = 32.9 | Nov high C = 33.4 | Dec high C = 31.2 | year high C = 31.3 | Jan low C = 17.6 | Feb low C = 18.6 | Mar low C = 21.2 | Apr low C = 24.1 | May low C = 26.7 | Jun low C = 26.1 | Jul low C = 25.5 | Aug low C = 25.2 | Sep low C = 24.6 | Oct low C = 23.9 | Nov low C = 21.6 | Dec low C = 18.9 | year low C = 22.9 | Jan record low C = 9.4 | Feb record low C = 11.2 | Mar record low C = 14.1 | Apr record low C = 17.6 | May record low C = 21.7 | Jun record low C = 20.5 | Jul record low C = 19.5 | Aug record low C = 20.4 | Sep record low C = 21.0 | Oct record low C = 16.2 | Nov record low C = 14.5 | Dec record low C = 12.7 | year record low C = 9.4 | rain colour = green | Jan rain mm = 0.6 | Feb rain mm = 0.1 | Mar rain mm = 0.1 | Apr rain mm = 0.2 | May rain mm = 11.9 | Jun rain mm = 573.3 | Jul rain mm = 801.0 | Aug rain mm = 530.1 | Sep rain mm = 388.3 | Oct rain mm = 86.5 | Nov rain mm = 9.6 | Dec rain mm = 7.2 | year rain mm = 2408.8 | Jan rain days = 0.0 | Feb rain days = 0.0 | Mar rain days = 0.1 | Apr rain days = 0.0 | May rain days = 0.9 | Jun rain days = 15.2 | Jul rain days = 22.3 | Aug rain days = 20.3 | Sep rain days = 13.7 | Oct rain days = 4.0 | Nov rain days = 0.4 | Dec rain days = 0.3 | year rain days = 77.3 | time day = 17:30 IST | Jan humidity = 62 | Feb humidity = 63 | Mar humidity = 65 | Apr humidity = 70 | May humidity = 72 | Jun humidity = 80 | Jul humidity = 84 | Aug humidity = 83 | Sep humidity = 79 | Oct humidity = 70 | Nov humidity = 65 | Dec humidity = 63 | year humidity = 71 | source = India Meteorological Department | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf | title = Station: Alibagh Climatological Table 1981–2010 | work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010 | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = January 2015 | pages = 25–26 | access-date = 30 March 2020}} | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | archive-date = 5 February 2020 | url = http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf | title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012) | publisher = India Meteorological Department | date = December 2016 | page = M136 | access-date = 30 March 2020}} | collapsed = Y

Cyclones

In November 2009, Cyclone Phyan made landfall in the city. Damage to property was reported in the districts of Ratnagiri, Raigad, Sindhudurg, Thane, and Palghar. Eleven years later, in early June 2020, severe cyclonic storm Nisarga made landfall in Alibag at peak intensity. The cyclone blew off tin and asbestos sheets from roofs and uprooted trees in Alibag. Several trees fell on houses.

Places of interest

Historical

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  • Kolaba Fort, an old fortified maritime base which was the naval headquarters of the Maratha ruler Shivaji, and was used to launch raids on British ships.

  • 'Kanhoji Angre Samadhi', the memorial to Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Magen_Aboth_Synagogue_in_Alibaug.jpg" caption="Magen Aboth Jewish Synagogue, Alibaug"] ::

  • Hirakot fort, built by Kanhoji Angre in 1720

Religious

  • Kalambika Mandir, temple built by Kanhoji Angre
  • Balaji Mandir, temple to Lord Shri Balaji or Shri Venkateshwar (an avatar of lord Shri Vishnu), built in 1788.
  • 'Magen Aboth synagogue' in the 'Israel Alley' area of the town

Scientific

Alibag houses a magnetic observatory that was set up in 1904. It serves as one of the significant observatories forming part of a global network now run by Indian Institute of Geomagnetism. The observatory has two buildings; the first building has magnetometers that record changes occurring in the geomagnetic fields. The second building consists of precision recording instruments, which give data about geomagnetic storms caused by solar storms which are shared with other countries.

Transport

Road

Alibag is situated near National Highway – 166A. It is approximately 108 km by road from Mumbai. Alibag also has MSRTC bus connectivity mostly from Mumbai and Konkan division.

Boat services

The nearest jetty is Mandwa, from where catamaran/ferry services are available to the Gateway of India, Mumbai.[[File:Ferry to Mandwa.JPG|thumb|Ferry service between Mandwa and [[Gateway of India]], Mumbai.]]A Ro-Ro service is available from Ferry Wharf to Mandwa from where Alibag can be reached by road.

Notable people

Notable people born in Alibag include:

Education

Alibag has a Government Medical College for medical students in the district. The medical college started in the year 2022.

Geographical indication

Alibag White onion was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) status tag from the Geographical Indications Registry, under the Union Government of India, on 16 November 2022.

Alibag Pandhara Kanda Shetkari Utpadak Gat from Alibag, proposed the GI registration of Alibag White onion. After filing the application in January 2020, the Onion was granted the GI tag in 2022 by the Geographical Indication Registry in Chennai, making the name "Alibag White onion" exclusive to the Onion grown in the region. It thus became the second onion variety from Maharashtra after Lasalgaon onion and the 17th type of goods from Maharashtra to earn the GI tag.

References

References

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  13. (1 September 2015). "Colaba-Alibag magnetic observatory and Nanabhoy Moos: the influence of one over the other". History of Geo- and Space Sciences.
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  18. (14 December 2022). "Nine products from across country get GI tag, Kerala tops table". The Hindu.
  19. "Assam's Gamosa, Telangana's Tandur Redgram, Ladakh's apricot get GI tag".

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