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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=19.017656,72.85618&z=11&t=h&hl=en 19.017656°N, 72.85618°E] | |coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=19.017656,72.85618&z=11&t=h&hl=en 19.017656°N, 72.85618°E] | ||
|altitude= | |altitude= 8 m (26 ft) | ||
|presentname=Mumbai | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay Mumbai] | ||
|stateprovince=Maharashtra | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Maharashtra] | ||
|country=India | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] | ||
|transport= | |transport= [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]<BR>[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]<BR>[[Bombay Port Trust Railway]] | ||
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'''Bombay''' (now '''Mumbai''') | '''Bombay''' (now '''Mumbai''') was the capital of the [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] and is now the capital of the state of Maharashtra. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai | *[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Bombay_City Bombay City] ''Love to Know 1911''. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mumbai | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai Mumbai] ''Wikipedia''. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Mumbai History of Mumbai] ''Wikipedia''. | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] |
Revision as of 23:19, 24 April 2009
Bombay (City) | |
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Presidency: Bombay | |
Coordinates: | 19.017656°N, 72.85618°E |
Altitude: | 8 m (26 ft) |
Present Day Details | |
Place Name: | Mumbai |
State/Province: | Maharashtra |
Country: | India |
Transport links | |
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway Bombay Port Trust Railway |
Bombay (now Mumbai) was the capital of the Bombay Presidency and is now the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
History
The city was Portuguese controlled from 1534 and under British rule from 1661. Until the 18th century, Bombay consisted of seven islands. The islands were merged to form the present day location of the city.
External links
- Bombay City Love to Know 1911.
- Mumbai Wikipedia.
- History of Mumbai Wikipedia.