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Trombay | |
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Coordinates: 19°00′N 72°54′E / 19.0°N 72.9°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Mumbai Suburban |
City | Mumbai |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal corporation |
• Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM) |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Trombay is an eastern suburb of Mumbai (Bombay), India.
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Trombay was called Neat's Tongue because of its shape. Once, it was an island nearly 5 km east of Mumbai and was about 8 km in length and 8 km in width. The island contains several ruins of Portuguese churches from the 1620s and 1630s.[1]
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In 1928, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway opened the Trombay-Andheri line called the Salsette Trombay Railway or Central Salsette Tramway.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ Gazetteers of the Bombay Presidency - Thana - http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Trombay.html - Retrieved on 3 December 2010.
- ^ Times of India - Chembur-Ghatkopar Plus - "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010. - Retrieved on 3 December 2010