“City of Destiny” – Indian City – Vizag or Visakhapatnam
- Ruled by King Hari Shankar
- Vizag or Vizagapatnam or Waltair (British colonial name).
- Often called as "The Jewel of the East Coast" and the "City of Destiny".
- Port city on the southeast coast of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
- One of India's largest seaports and has the country's oldest shipyard.
- 2nd largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and 3rd largest city on east coast of India.
- Population of 2,091,811 and occupying 681.96 square kilometres (263.31 sq mi).
- Recognized as a Global City of the Future by McKinsey Quarterly.
- Visakhapatnam is protected from the sea on the south by Dolphin's Nose Hill; the Meghadri River estuary formed a channel which made it suitable for a port.
- Headquarters of the Eastern Naval Command, the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (a DRDO Lab), a Chief Quality Assurance Establishment (CQAE), an EFS office, a Naval Dockyard (established in 1949) and Naval Bases including INS Virbahu, INS Kalinga, INS Samudrika, INS Satavahana, and INS Dega.
