a small district of British India, in the presidency of Bombay, and province of Guzerat, forming the north-western portion of the peninsula of Kattwar. It is separated from the mainland by a runn or salt marsh, extending from the Gulf of Cutch, in a S.W. direction to Mulhe, where it is separated from the sea by a narrow sand-bank, which is altogether covered during high tides. The area of the district is estimated at 334 square miles; and the length of the coast-line is about 75 miles. The north-western extremity forms a bold headland, which is indented on the N. side by the harbour of Beryt, protected by an island of the same name at its mouth. This district, on account of its favourable situation for molesting the commercial navigation of the Indian Ocean, was for a long time a favourite haunt of pirates; but their lawless depredations have been completely put down by the British government. The soil of Okamandal is quite barren; and the only articles of commerce yielded by the district are the sanbh or conch-shells, which were formerly used as war trumpets by the Rajpoots; but their principal use is now by the Brahmans for religious purposes. The district contains 43 villages, and a population estimated at 12,590.