Bharuch
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![A map showing the ancient western trade routes serviced by this ancient and historical port. The gateway city of Bharakuccha is named on the map as Barigaza on the Gulf of Khambhat. The inhospitable mountains and deserts to the north of the Erythraean Sea suggests its importance in trade with ancient Axum, Egypt, Arabia and the sea-land trade routes via the Tigris-Euphrates valley and Ancient Rome.](/Images/godic/202412/24/Periplous_of_the_Erythraean_Sea.svg2854.png")
![Sage Bhrigu's ashram is located on the Narmada banks.](/Images/godic/202412/24/Maharishi_Bhrighuji2854.jpg")
Bharuch (Gujarati: ભરૂચ; listen ), also known as Broach, is a City at the mouth of the river Narmada in Gujarat (north-west India). Bharuch is the administrative headquarters of Bharuch District and is a municipality of about 370,000 inhabitants.