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'''Bombay''' was the capital of the [[Bombay (Presidency)|Bombay Presidency]] and the headquarters of the district of the same name during the British period. Now called '''Mumbai''', it is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
==Geography==
Originally there were [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Islands_of_Bombay Seven Islands of Bombay]:
*Isle of Bombay
*[[Colaba]]
*Old Woman's Island ([[Little Colaba]])
*[[Mahim]]
*[[Mazagon|Mazagaon]]
*[[Parel]]
*[[Worli]]
They were gradually merged by land reclamation until they were one land mass by 1845.
==History==
