This port is the headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Navy and is the most modern shipyard. An industrial town it is surrounded by densely wooded hills and watered valleys. A 174 m high cliff, called Dolphin's Nose, rises above the sea and is capped by one of the most powerful lighthouses of east of Suez, it can signal upto 64 km into the sea.

The city was named after the god of valour, Visakha once a small fishing village, it formed a part of the Kalinga empire under Emperor Ashoka in 260 BC passing successively from the Andhra king Vengi to the Pallavas, Cholas and Gangas. In the 15th century it became a part of the Vijayanagara Empire and was annexed to the British Empire subsequently.

Places Of Interest
Hindustan Shipyard
Andhra University

1 The Ross Hill
2 Darga Konda
3 Sri Venkateswara Konda