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[[Image:Presidencymap1858.jpg|thumb|250px|right|'''Welcome to FibiwikiProject Locations''']] == Templates =={{Locations_Infobox|presidency=Bombay|image=|coordinates=19º12N’ 72º59E' |altitude= |presentname= Thane |stateprovince= Maharashtra|country=India|transport=[[Great Indian Penninsular Railway]]}} ==Former Names== Thana , Tanne
A fortress town on the island of Salsette, 21miles north of [[Bombay]], Thana was a commuter town for the English, set in wooded country-side.It is the HQ of Thane District of Bombay.
*Jewish:Gate Of Heaven Synagogue 1879
==Railway==
The Bombay (Boribunder) to Thana section of the =[[Great Indian Penninsular Railway]]GIPR opened 16th April, 1853 and was the first railway to open in India===External links===
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_309.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India: Thane]
*[http://www.aapalethane.com/OurThane/history.htm History of Thane
*[http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao-k-v-s-s/thane-city-india-information-municipal/2utb2lsm2k7a/1032# History of Thane]
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