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{{for|the village in Talasari taluka|Girgaon, Palghar}}
{{for|the village in Talasari taluka|Girgaon, Palghar}}
{{for|Goregaon, another place in Mumbai|Goregaon}}
{{for|Goregaon, another place in Mumbai|Goregaon}}
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{{More citations needed|date=August 2014}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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'''Girgaon''', or '''Girgaum''', is an area in southern [[Mumbai]] in [[Maharashtra]], India. It is near the coast. A section of [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] is located here.
'''Girgaon''', or '''Girgaum''', is an area in southern [[Mumbai]] in [[Maharashtra]], India. It is near the coast.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Karmakar |first=Kalyan |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/968895956 |title=The Travelling Belly : Eating Through India's By-Lanes |date=2016 |isbn=978-93-5009-911-7 |location=Gurgaon |oclc=968895956}}</ref> A section of [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]] is located here.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QoTlMg6L1IMC |title=Census of India, 1981: Maharashtra. Series 12 |date=1986 |publisher=Manager of Publications |pages=36 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Girgaon]] gets its name from being located at the foot of [[Malabar Hill]] in [[South Mumbai]].The [[Sanskrit]] term “Giri” stands for hills, whereas the sanskrit word “gram” denotes a village. Thus, it originally meant a village at the foothill of mountains.

== Notable Buildings ==

* Keshavji Naik Chawl, Deshmukh lane, Khadilkar road
* [[Saifee Hospital]]
* Sir Harkisan Das Reliance Foundation Hospital
* Mafatlal Club
* [[Royal Opera House (Mumbai)|Royal Opera House]]
* Marathi Sahitya Sangha
* Roxy Cinema

== Entertainment and Attractions ==

* [[Girgaon Chowpatty]]
* Taraporewala Aquarium
* [[Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive]]
* Buleshwar Market
* Girgaon Chowpatty View point

== Transport ==
Girgaon is well connected by the :

* [[Charni Road railway station|Charni Road Railway station]] on the [[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
* upcoming [[Girgaon metro station|Girgaon Metro station]] on the [[Line 3 (Mumbai Metro)|Aqua Line( Line 3)]].

== Temples ==

* Shree Swami Samartha Mutt, Kandewadi (Khadilkar marg)
* Datta Temple Wadi, Jaykar Marg
* Shree Laxmi Narayan And Shree Siddhivinayak Deool, JSS marg
* Phadke Wadi Ganpati Temple


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Girgaum}}
{{Commons category|Girgaum}}
* [http://www.girgaon.com/ Girgaon]
* [http://www.girgaon.com/ Girgaon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814163632/http://girgaon.com/ |date=14 August 2022 }}


{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}
{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}

Revision as of 15:15, 22 December 2024

For the village in Talasari taluka, see Girgaon, Palghar.
For Goregaon, another place in Mumbai, see Goregaon.
Not to be confused with Gurgaon.

Girgaon
Neighbourhood
Girgaon back road, c. 1905
Girgaon back road, c. 1905
Girgaon is located in Mumbai
Girgaon
Girgaon
Coordinates: 18°57′11″N 72°48′47″E / 18.953°N 72.813°E / 18.953; 72.813
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai City
CityMumbai
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Corporation
 • BodyBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
DemonymGirgaonkar
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400004

Girgaon, or Girgaum, is an area in southern Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. It is near the coast.[1] A section of Marine Drive is located here.[2]

Girgaon gets its name from being located at the foot of Malabar Hill in South Mumbai.The Sanskrit term “Giri” stands for hills, whereas the sanskrit word “gram” denotes a village. Thus, it originally meant a village at the foothill of mountains.

Notable Buildings

  • Keshavji Naik Chawl, Deshmukh lane, Khadilkar road
  • Saifee Hospital
  • Sir Harkisan Das Reliance Foundation Hospital
  • Mafatlal Club
  • Royal Opera House
  • Marathi Sahitya Sangha
  • Roxy Cinema

Entertainment and Attractions

Transport

Girgaon is well connected by the :

Temples

  • Shree Swami Samartha Mutt, Kandewadi (Khadilkar marg)
  • Datta Temple Wadi, Jaykar Marg
  • Shree Laxmi Narayan And Shree Siddhivinayak Deool, JSS marg
  • Phadke Wadi Ganpati Temple

See also

References

  1. ^ Karmakar, Kalyan (2016). The Travelling Belly : Eating Through India's By-Lanes. Gurgaon. ISBN 978-93-5009-911-7. OCLC 968895956.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Census of India, 1981: Maharashtra. Series 12. Manager of Publications. 1986. p. 36.
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