The capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an Indian union territory in the Bay of Bengal, is Port Blair (pronunciation ⓘ). It serves as the South Andaman district headquarters, the only notified town in the territory, and the local administrative subdivision (tehsil) of the islands.

The gateway to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is Port Blair. It is connected by air and sea to the Indian mainland. via the Indian mainland, it takes two to three hours to get to Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair. From there, it takes three to four days by sea to get to Kolkata, Chennai, or Visakhapatnam via Haddo Wharf in the city. Numerous museums can be found there, as well as the important Indian Navy naval base INS Jarawa, command|