The Port of Jakhau is a fair weather port

Port

A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....

 on the Gulf of Kutch

Gulf of Kutch

The Gulf of Kutch is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat, and renowned for extreme daily tides .The maximum depth of Gulf of Kutch is ....

, Kutch District

Kutch District

Kutch district is a district of Gujarat state in western India. Covering an area of 45,652 km², it is the largest district of India....

, in the state of Gujurat, India. Situated on Godia Creek, and 8 kilometres (5 mi) from the village of Jakhau

Jakhau

Jakhau is a village 14 km west of Naliya, the taluka headquarters of Abdasa taluka of Kutch, Jakhau Salt - the port of Jakhau is situated a further 15 km westwards....

, it provides an anchorage port. The port is partially sheltered from the direct sea-waves, but remains closed during the monsoon season.

The nearest railway stations are in Bhuj

Bhuj

Bhuj is a city and a municipality in Kachchh district in the state of Gujarat, India.-History:It was established by Rao Hamirji in 1510 and was made the state capital by Rao Khengarji I in 1549. Its foundation stone as state capital laid formally on Vikram Samvat 1604 Maagha 5th...

 & Gandhidham

Gandhidham

Gandhidham is a city and a municipality in the Kachchh District of Gujarat state of India. The town was created in the early 1950s for the resettlement of the refugees from Sindh of Pakistan in the aftermath of the partition of India....

, and the nearest airport is in Bhuj.