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The ceramic capital of India — Morbi's vast cluster of tile, sanitaryware and pottery factories that supplies much of the nation and exports clay craft across the world.
India's clay-craft powerhouse
Morbi is, quite simply, the ceramic capital of India — and one of the largest ceramic clusters in the world. Spreading across the town’s outskirts are hundreds of factories that produce a vast share of the country’s wall and floor tiles, sanitaryware, crockery and even the famous Morbi wall clocks, with a huge volume exported around the globe.
This remarkable industry grew from the region’s traditional pottery and clay craft into a high-tech, billion-dollar manufacturing powerhouse, making Morbi one of Gujarat’s most prosperous and industrious towns. While the factories are working industrial units rather than tourist sites, the ceramic story is central to understanding Morbi, and the town’s showrooms and markets display the dazzling range of its output.
For those interested in industry, craft and the modern economy of Gujarat, Morbi’s ceramic city is a phenomenon in its own right. (The image shown here is an illustrated emblem.)
From a riverside experiment to the road to freedom
Illustration — clay and kiln.
Morbi has a long pottery and clay-craft heritage.
The modern ceramic industry takes off.
It becomes the country's ceramic capital.
A billion-dollar export powerhouse.
Reasons to make the time
Ceramic capital
India's tile-and-pottery hub.
Tiles
A vast national share.
Sanitaryware
Made and exported widely.
Morbi clocks
A famous local product.
Clay heritage
From traditional pottery.
Global exports
Shipped worldwide.
What to look for inside
Ceramic city
Hundreds of factories.
Tiles & pottery
Dazzling output.
How to spend an hour or two
See the scale
Factories ring the town.
Visit showrooms
The dazzling product range.
Learn the story
From pottery to powerhouse.
Browse markets
Tiles, crockery, clocks.
Respect factories
They are working units.
Pair with heritage
Mani Mandir nearby.
Factories, kilns and showrooms
Morbi’s ceramic city is an industrial landscape rather than a monument: hundreds of factories, kilns and warehouses ring the town, producing tiles, sanitaryware, crockery and clocks on an enormous scale, with showrooms and markets displaying the output.
It is best understood as a phenomenon — the clay-craft heritage of the region scaled up into a global manufacturing powerhouse that defines modern Morbi. (Shown here as an illustrated emblem.)
Hundreds of ceramic units
Tiles & sanitaryware
Famous Morbi wall clocks
Global exports
When to go
Cool and pleasant — the best season across Morbi.
Green and atmospheric in the town.
Hot and dry — visit early or late.
⏰ Browse the showrooms and markets for the product range; factories are working units — visit only by arrangement.
Timings & entry
- Showrooms keep business hours
- Factories are working units
- Visits by arrangement only
- Duration varies
- Showrooms/markets are open to all
- Factory tours by arrangement only
- Respect working industrial units
- Combine with Morbi heritage
Getting there
By Air
Rajkot airport is nearest.
By Rail
Morbi has a railway station.
By Road
Around Morbi, off the highways.
In the ceramic city
TILE & KILN
India's ceramic powerhouse
What to shoot
Showroom displays (with permission).
Detail
Tiles and ceramics.
Also
The famous wall clocks.
Respect
Factories are working units.
Know before you go
More to see close by
Where to eat around the ashram
Kathiawadi Thali
Rotla, kadhi, shaak and ghee-rich fare.
Ganthiya & fafda
Saurashtra's fried snacks.
Chaat & bhajiya
Lively local street food.
Veg & sweets
Hearty Kathiawadi veg fare and sweets.
Ceramic City FAQ
What is Morbi's ceramic industry?
One of the world's largest ceramic clusters — India's ceramic capital.
What does it make?
Wall and floor tiles, sanitaryware, crockery and the famous Morbi wall clocks.
Can I tour a factory?
Factories are working units; tours are only by arrangement.
Where can I see the products?
In the town's showrooms and markets.
Why is Morbi the ceramic capital?
Its traditional clay craft scaled into a huge modern industry.
Is it a tourist site?
Not conventionally, but the industry is central to understanding Morbi.
When should I visit?
During business hours; October to March is pleasant.
What's nearby?
Mani Mandir and Morbi's heritage core.
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