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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Alibag
| official_name =
| other_name = Ramnath
| settlement_type = Coastal City<br/>[[Mumbai Metropolitan Region|Mumbai Metropolitan City]]
| image_skyline = Alibag_Fort1.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Kolaba Fort|Kulaba Fort]] in Alibag
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Alibag
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|18.64|N|72.88|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and Territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type3
=[[Taluka]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Raigad district|Raigad]]
| established_title
| subdivision_name3 = [[Alibag taluka|Alibag]]

| established_date = |
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| leader_title = President Alibag Municipal Council
| leader_name = Shri. Prashant Naik
| leader_title2 = Vice President Alibag Municipal Council
| leader_name2 = Mrs. Mansi Mhatre
| leader_title3 = Chief Officer Alibag Municipal Council
| leader_name3 = Mr.Mahesh Chaudhary
| 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 =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|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 Language|Marathi]]
| blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info = [[Tropical savanna climate]]
| Demonym(s) = Alibagka
}}
[[File:Alibag 1896.jpg|thumb|Alibag 1896]]
'''Alibag''', also known as '''Alibaug''' ([[Help:IPA/Marathi|[əlibaːɡ]]]) is a coastal town and a [[municipal council]] in [[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 [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] and is situated at a distance of about 96 km from Mumbai and 143 km from Pune.

==History==

Alibag is a coastal town and municipal council in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. It is the headquarters of the Raigad district.

Revdanda, Chaul, Nagaon, Akshi, Varsoli, Thal, Navgaon, [[Kihim]], and Aawas villages were known as "Ashtagare".

Alibag and its surrounding villages are the historic hinterlands of [[Bene Israel|Bene Israeli Jews, for more than 250 years]]. There is a [[synagogue]] in the "Israel Ali" (Marathi इस्राएल आळी meaning Israel lane) area of the town.<ref name=bene/> A Bene Israelite named Eli (Elisha/Elizah) used to live there at that time. He was a rich man and owned many plantations of mangoes and coconuts in his gardens. Hence the locals used to call the place "Elichi Bagh" and in the subsequent generations pronunciation changed to simply "Alibag", and the name stuck.<ref name=bene>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cAMZCAAAQBAJ|title=ICT For Rural Development|first=Dr.Mohankumar C.|last=Kaimal|date=2014|publisher=Laxmi Book Publications|access-date=25 April 2019|isbn=978-1-312-71081-8|page=17}}</ref>

Alibag houses a magnetic observatory that was set up in 1904.<ref name=observatory>[https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015HGSS....6..107G Colaba-Alibag magnetic observatory and Nanabhoy Moos: the influence of one over the other - Harvard.edu]</ref> 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.<ref name=observatory/>

==Geography==
Alibag is located about 120 km south of [[Mumbai]], at {{Coord|18|38|29|N|72|52|20|E|}}. The average elevation is 0 metres (0 feet).The District Government offices are located along the sea coast road. Alibag is the center place of Raigad District.

== Transport ==

===Road===
One can reach Alibag via [[Pen, India|Pen]] (30 km), which is on the [[Mumbai]] (78 km) – [[Goa]] road. From Mumbai, one can reach Alibag by traveling on the Mumbai-Goa highway (NH-66) till Wadkhal (or Vadkhal) and taking the right fork from Wadkhal to continue on (NH-166A)– the left fork being the road to [[Goa]].<ref>[https://raigad.gov.in/en/other-maps/ Road Maps of Raigad District]</ref> It is approximately 108 km from Mumbai. Alibag is 50 km away from Murud. By boat service from Mumbai one can reach Alibag by 1 and half hour's journey. one can reach alibag also with a speedboat with a journey of 15-30 minutes from Gateway of India to Mandwa jetty and taking a car or an bus service to Alibaug.

===Railways===
The nearest rail [[railway station]] is at [[Pen, India|Pen]]. Through [[Pen, India|Pen]], it is connected to [[Panvel railway station|Panvel]] and onwards to [[Mumbai Suburban Railway|Mumbai]] and the [[Indian Railways]] network. Now pen-panvel trains are also started from 4 November 2018 now it is easier to reach alibag easily.

===Boat services===
The nearest [[jetty]] is [[Mandwa, Maharashtra|Mandwa]] from where [[catamaran]]/[[ferry]] services are available to the [[Gateway of India]], [[Mumbai]]. Another port in the vicinity is [[Rewas]], from where a ferry service is available to [[Ferry Wharf]] (Bhau cha Dhakka) (Dockyard Road). There is a jetty at Custom Bandar from were fishermen in Alibag set sail.

[[File: Ferry to Mandwa.JPG|thumb|Ferry service between Mandwa and [[Gateway of India]], Mumbai. They run at a frequency of an hour throughout the year from morning 6 to evening 6, except during monsoon.]]
One can reach Alibag by catamaran through [[Gateway of India]] to Mandwa or from Bhaucha Dhakka to Rewas and from Mandwa/Rewas to Alibag by bus. Ticket includes journey from Gateway to Mandwa and bus journey from Mandwa to Alibag bus stop. The well-known operators of these catamarans are PNP, Maldar, and Ajanta and tickets can be purchased at their booth at the [[Gateway of India]]. From Rewas to Alibag one needs to take a State Transport bus or a rickshaw. Take the ferry from Gateway to Mandwa. Services are usually available from 6:00 am till 6:00 pm. The trip takes 40 to 55  minutes depending on the type of boat. From Mandwa operators carry passengers to Alibag in their own chartered buses. The bus journey time is 45  minutes. Alibag beach is within walking distance from the bus stop.

Another option is to take a ferry from "Bhaucha Dhakka" to Rewas. Timings are the same but the schedule may change depending on the tide. From Rewas take the state transport bus or rickshaw to Alibag.

Speedboats from the Gateway of India to Mandwa Jetty take roughly 20–25 minutes depending on the weather and can be hired at the Gateway of India at Jetty No. 5 opposite the Taj Mahal Hotel. The new jetty installed in 2014 at Mandwa ensures the safety of guests traveling by speedboat.

===Air===
The nearest airport is in [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]] which is 140 km away by road. Alibag has no airport.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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 the males and 46% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.75% of population speaks marathi language in alibaugh.

The Alibag Municipal Council has population of 20,743 of which 10,646 are males while 10,097 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1833 which is 8.84% of total population of Alibag.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Alibag (1981–2010, extremes 1933–2012)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 35.9
| Feb record high C = 38.5
| Mar record high C = 40.1
| Apr record high C = 40.0
| May record high C = 38.6
| 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 = 37.6
| Nov record high C = 37.6
| Dec record high C = 36.1
| year record high C = 40.1
| Jan high C = 29.1
| Feb high C = 29.3
| Mar high C = 30.8
| Apr high C = 32.0
| May high C = 33.4
| Jun high C = 31.9
| Jul high C = 30.2
| Aug high C = 29.7
| Sep high C = 30.4
| Oct high C = 32.6
| Nov high C = 33.0
| Dec high C = 31.0
| year high C = 31.1
| Jan low C = 17.5
| Feb low C = 18.3
| Mar low C = 21.0
| Apr low C = 23.9
| May low C = 26.6
| Jun low C = 26.2
| Jul low C = 25.5
| Aug low C = 25.1
| Sep low C = 24.4
| Oct low C = 23.5
| Nov low C = 21.1
| Dec low C = 18.8
| year low C = 22.7
| Jan record low C = 9.4
| Feb record low C = 11.2
| Mar record low C = 14.2
| Apr record low C = 17.6
| May record low C = 21.7
| Jun record low C = 18.3
| Jul record low C = 20.0
| Aug record low C = 20.4
| Sep record low C = 20.1
| 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 = 0.2
| Apr rain mm = 0.2
| May rain mm = 16.4
| Jun rain mm = 584.7
| Jul rain mm = 730.7
| Aug rain mm = 555.9
| Sep rain mm = 345.4
| Oct rain mm = 76.2
| Nov rain mm = 7.2
| Dec rain mm = 3.1
| year rain mm = 2320.7
| Jan rain days = 0.0
| Feb rain days = 0.0
| Mar rain days = 0.1
| Apr rain days = 0.0
| May rain days = 1.0
| Jun rain days = 15.4
| Jul rain days = 21.3
| Aug rain days = 20.4
| Sep rain days = 13.1
| Oct rain days = 3.5
| Nov rain days = 0.5
| Dec rain days = 0.3
| year rain days = 75.6
|time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|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 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| 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}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>
{{cite web
| 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}}</ref>
}}

==Cyclones==
In November 2009 [[Cyclone Phyan]] made landfall in the city Massive damage to property was reported in the districts of [[Ratnagiri District|Ratnagiri]], [[Raigad District|Raigad]], [[Sindhudurg District|Sindhudurg]], [[Thane District|Thane]] and Palghar. In [[Navi Mumbai]] [[Australian cricket team in India in 2009-10#7th ODI|the 7th one-day international cricket match between India and Australia]] was abandoned after Cyclone Phyan brought heavy rain to Mumbai.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} Eleven years later, in early June 2020, severe cyclonic storm Nisarga made landfall in Alibaug at peak intensity. The cyclone blew off tin and asbestos sheets from roofs and uprooted trees in Alibag, Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune. Several trees fell on houses.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Cyclone Nisarga skips Mumbai, makes landfall at Alibag|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cyclone-nisarga-skips-mumbai-makes-landfall-at-alibag/articleshow/76181070.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-11-06}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
Notable people born in Alibag include:

* [[Kanhoji Angre]] - Indian admiral, [[Maratha Navy]]'s Chief (18th-century India)
* [[Ashwini Bhave]] - Indian actress
* [[Devdatta Nage]] - Indian actor
* [[Nana Patekar]] - Celebrated film actor and writer
* [[Sanjay Raut]] - Indian journalist & politician.
* [[Ramesh Tendulkar]] - Noted marathi poet and [[Sachin Tendulkar]]'s father
* [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]] - Indian Army general, notable for his contribution in [[Operation Blue Star]]
* [[Mugdha Vaishampayan]] - Indian singer
* [[Nana Dharmadhikari|Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari]] - Indian spiritual Guru
* [[Mukri]] - Indian Actor

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Alibag}}

{{Raigad district}}
{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}
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[[Category:Konkan]]
[[Category:Bene Israel]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in India]]
[[Category:Beaches of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Talukas in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Raigad district]]

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