Kodinar is a town and municipality in Gir Somnath district, in the Indian state of Gujarat, 37 kilometres (23 miles) west of Una.

The remains of ancient port of Mul Dwarka have been much destroyed due to the construction of cement jetty.

A tidal river, blocked by a sand-bar that may be caused by a cement jetty, flows on the western side of Mul Dwarka village.

[3] An ancient temple of Lord Shree Krishna is situated on a raised land close to the sea.

It hosts Siberian birds that visit annually, providing a fresh water sanctuary.

Among the large number of Harappan pottery fragments, two large amphorae fragments suggest that Kaj might have been an ancient port on the mid Saurashtra-Kathiyawad coast, trading with boats from other countries—particularly between Bet Dwarka (Gaur et al. 2005b and 2006) and Hathab (Pramanik, 2004).

Local residents say that digging house foundations has revealed many pottery fragments and structures.

Surface exploration found a terracotta wheel with a projection for a hub, probably from a toy cart.

[3] The president of Kodinar Municipality, Shiva Solanki—who belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party—was arrested in connection with the murder of Amit Jethwa, a RTI activist who had filed a PIL against illegal mining in the Gir Forests.