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448  SOUTHWESTERN INDIA

Exploring Mumbai

Mumbai is a long, narrow promontory covering 603 sq km
M R A MARG
(233 sq miles), which juts into the Arabian Sea. Its downtown is A D
R O A D
the historic Fort area; located in South Mumbai, it derives its name LO K M A N YA T I L A K R O A D R O
from earlier colonial fortifications. This is the city’s nerve centre, KANTILAL M SHARMA STREET
with the best-known sights, hotels and restaurants. The posh
HAZARIMAL SOMANI MARG I N A O R O J I ( D N )
residential area of Malabar Hill lies along the western coastline, RD L L O
KALBADEVI
just north of Marine Drive. Suburban Mumbai, with its sprawling M E
modern developments, stretches northwards from Bandra. A PODAR M A H A PA L I K A M G D '
MARG
F RD St George's P
Hospital
Bombay
AZAD Corporation A Nagar Chhatrapati (Indira) Dock
Municipal
Shivaji Terminus
NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA ROAD (MARINE DRIVE) D R D E R O A D Churchgate MAIDAN PHEROZSHAH MEHT A MARG Marshall COCHIN ST K A M A N I M A R G AND HIRACHAND MARG
MAIDAN
CST Station
Wankhede
Alexandra
M AH ARSHI KAR VE R OAD
Chowk
M A R Z A B A N R O A D
D R D A D A B H
WALCH
A M R I T M A R G
Bank of India NGH MARG
PERIN NARIMAN ST
Grand
Hotel
C R D
Building
Back
MAHATMA GANDHI
Old
B R D
Customs
Bay
House
R
S R I VI T H A L D A S T H A C K E R E Y M A R G
Stadium (Q UEE N'S ROA D )
Watcha
KARMAVEER BHAURAO PATIL MG
A R D
Agiary
MINT
S H O O R J I VA L L A B H D A S MAR G
Old Reserve
GHOGA ST
VEER
CROSS (MG)
St Thomas'
JAMSHETJI TATA ROAD
ROAD
Cathedral
Fishing boats, decorated for Holi, at the seafront in South Mumbai Brabourne MAIDAN NARIMAN HOMI MODI ST State Bank SI
Stadium
OVAL
of India
DR V B G BHAGAT
Dockyard
Sights at a Glance DINSHA WACHA RD ROAD A D O S H I M G APOLLO STREET Naval
DALAL ST
Historic Buildings, K DUBASH MG HAHID
Streets & Neighbourhoods JEEVAN BIMA MARG MG
Cowasji
0 Chhatrapati Shivaji Temples & Mosques BARRISTER RAJNI PATEL MARG MAHARISHI KARVE ROAD Jehangir Hall S
YMCA
Terminus pp458–9 u Banganga International BNHS
MADAME CAMA ROAD
1 Gateway of India o Mahalaxmi Temple NCPA Police HQ
PUBLIC
2 Wellington Fountain p Haji Ali Mosque Nariman J BAJAJ MARG COOPERAGE MG GARDEN Regal Dhunraj Mahal
Point
3 Colaba Causeway FREE PRESS JOURNAL JAGANNATHRAO BHOSLE MG Royal Bombay
Yacht Club
4 Kala Ghoda pp452–3 Beaches & Parks MARG COOPERAGE Leopold LANSDOWNE ST C H H AT R A PAT I S H I VA J I M A H A R A J M A R G
Café
MAIDAN
6 Town Hall s Juhu Beach Taj
7 Horniman Circle f Sanjay Gandhi National Park NATHALAL PAREKH MARG ( WODEHOUSE RD) Mahal
Colaba Bus
P J RAMCHANDANI MG
Hotel
Station
Apollo
ORMISTON ROAD
8 Bombay Stock Exchange CUSROW GARDEN RD MEREWEATHER ROAD Bunder
HENRY
9 Flora Fountain Shops & Markets BAUG WALTON R O A D
ROAD
e Ballard Estate q Crawford Market Gateway of India
Ferry Terminal
a Bandra APOLLO BUNDER RD
Entertainment
Historic Sites d Film City L A L A Colaba
w Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg Market
r General Post Office STREET
NIGAM
t Marine Drive
y Malabar Hill C A P TA I N P P E T H E M A R G
i Khotachiwadi Sassoon
g Elephanta Island SHAHID BHAGAT SINGH MARG (COLABA CAUSEWAY) Docks
Museums
5 Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj Vastu
Sangrahalaya C U F F E PA R A D E
pp454–5 C A P TA I N P P E T H E M A R G
H O M I B H A B H A R O A D
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p700 and pp714–15
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