Pictures from Google Image Search

Kathiawar

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright 2008 Columbia University Press. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Kathiawar , peninsula, c.25,000 sq mi (64,750 sq km), W India, between the Gulf of Kachchh and the Gulf of Khambat. Almost all of Kathiawar is included in Gujarat state; a small area, Diu, is part of the union territory of Daman and Diu . The region, mostly level, produces much cotton and has stone quarries and cement and chemical industries. Agriculture is also important, the major crops being cotton, wheat, and millet. Bhavnagar is the chief port. Under British rule the region contained numerous princely states.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

  • MLA
  • Chicago
  • APA

"Kathiawar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 15 Nov. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Kathiawar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (November 15, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kathiawa.html

"Kathiawar." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved November 15, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kathiawa.html

Learn more about citation styles

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Orientation unbound: Dissociation of identity and orientation under rapid serial visual presentation
Magazine article from: Memory & Cognition; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...in different orientations; recognition...independent of orientation, and RB occurs...independently of orientation, the orientations should still...of varying orientation and color might...holding the orientations and the other...
Orientation groups bring new and old staff together.
Magazine article from: Camping Magazine; 5/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...a trial run of the concept of orientation groups. Orientation groups In many college orientations, upperclassmen introduce the...apply the same approach to camp orientations? We chose orientation leaders in mid-winter from...
Market Orientation: A Study in the Irish Context
Magazine article from: Irish Journal of Management; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...empirical research exists on market orientation in an Irish context. In order to begin...conducted examining levels of market orientation in 657 Irish firms, which forms part...international counterparts have embraced market orientation, perhaps as a means of coping with...
Marketing orientation in SMEs: Effects of the internet environment
Magazine article from: New England Journal of Entrepreneurship; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; Marketing orientation refers to a culture in which organizations...firms with a high degree of marketing orientation experience improved performance...nonsignificant results. The marketing orientation of small businesses has not been thoroughly...
Orientation of a [beta]-Hairpin Antimicrobial Peptide in Lipid Bilayers from Two-Dimensional Dipolar Chemical-Shift Correlation NMR
Magazine article from: Biophysical Journal; 5/15/2006; ; 700+ words ; ABSTRACT The orientation of a β-sheet...knowledge about the orientation and insertion of...946;-sheet peptide orientation using this 2D approach...946;-sheet peptide orientations. Disulfide-stabilized...
Market Orientation and Company Profitability: Further Evidence Incorporating Longitudinal Data.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Australian Journal of Management; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...of a multidimensional market orientation construct. Furthermore, the customer orientation component itself is viewed as...understanding and customer satisfaction orientations; as well as a competitor orientation. As Gray, Matear, Bashoff...
Sexual Orientation And Religious Discrimination.
News Wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing; 11/14/2003; 700+ words ; ...grounds of A's sexual orientation, B will still be protected...relying on A's sexual orientation as the reason for his...different religions/sexual orientations which: puts people of B's religion/sexual orientation at a particular disadvantage...
Orientation Launches Bangladesh Information Gateway - Bangladesh Now Open to the World on the Internet -.
PR Newswire; 8/26/1999; 700+ words ; NEW YORK, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Orientation.com, the world's first global network...regional Internet portals, today launched Orientation Bangladesh (http://bd.orientation.com). The new Web site provides Bangladeshis...
Value orientations of elementary and secondary physical education teachers in Flanders.(Pedagogy)
Magazine article from: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport; 6/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...self-actualization orientations; those at the secondary...disciplinary mastery orientations. The findings from...influences teachers' value orientation. Teachers appeared...the five different orientations proposed by Jewett...integration (EI). Each orientation is associated with...
Orientation helps to prepare new Cal State-Fullerton students
News Wire article from: University Wire; 7/3/2007; ; 545 words ; ...freshmen will have attended New Student Orientation, which is "the first kick-off...coordinator. The purpose of New Student Orientation is to get the new students excited and...Student Programs coordinators. Throughout orientation, freshmen receive general education...

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

Orientation of Strata
Book article from: World of Earth Science Orientation of strata Strata are layers of rock , whether...discussion because this law predicts the original orientation of rock strata (horizontal). Horizontal is the original orientation of essentially all rock strata. For this reason...
Sexual Orientation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education SEXUAL ORIENTATION Because adolescence is a time of transition...categories of human development. Sexual orientation, or the primary direction of one...flux for many adolescents. Sexual orientation and the personal, communal, societal...
Student Orientation Programs
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education STUDENT ORIENTATION PROGRAMS Starting college can cause...if I have a question?" New student orientation programs are designed to guide students...through a period of days referred to as orientation. Typically, a staff member or team...
Time Orientation
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...actions (present-time orientation) and choose to spend the...their actions (future-time orientation) and choose to add this...people prefer one type of orientation over another repeatedly...such differences in time orientations. For instance, the construct...
Social Dominance Orientation
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Social Dominance Orientation Social dominance theory proposes...within society. Social dominance orientation is the psychological component of...Pratto (1999), social dominance orientation reflects the degree to which people...

For students and teachers!

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including:

Encyclopedia.com provides students and teachers facts, information, and biographies from verified, citable sources, including: