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name = Mumbai Name used in the default map caption; image = Mumbai area locator map.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 19.3274 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 18.8894 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = 72.7692 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees; right ...
Shivalik Fossil Park, near Saketi, Himachal Pradesh is notable for its life-size models of the vertebrates that might have roamed the Sivalik Hills 1.5—2.5 million years ago. Mandla Plant Fossils National Park , near Dindori, Madhya Pradesh is a park that attempts to preserve the fossil remains of a primordial forest that covered the region ...
Fossil has design studios in Biel, Switzerland, close to Rolex as well as manufacturing facilities in China and distribution centers in Dallas, Germany, and Asia. [11] In 2012, Fossil, Inc. agreed to purchase Skagen Designs and some of its partners for approximately $225 million in cash and 150,000 Fossil shares. The total value paid by Fossil ...
Sanjay Gandhi National Park is an 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) protected area in Mumbai, Maharashtra.It was established in 1969 with its headquarters situated at Borivali. [1]The 2400-year-old Kanheri caves, sculpted by monks out of the rocky basaltic cliffs, lie within the park.
It is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Mumbai, and 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of the city of Thane. The city is a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Bhiwandi is a commercial city and a major trade center that connects Mumbai and the rest of India through the Mumbai–Agra highway. It is known for its textile industry, though in ...
Mumbai (Bombay) is India's most populous city with a population of 20 Million. It is located on Salsette Island off the coast of Maharashtra . The original Seven Islands of Bombay were merged by the British in the 18th century, to form one large island.
Spread over 50 acres in the heart of central Mumbai, it is the oldest public garden in the city. [4] Mumbai's oldest museum: Byculla is home to the Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum (formerly, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Bombay, [5] which opened to the public on 2 May 1872. It reopened on 5 January 2008, following an extensive restoration project.
In 1689, the Siddi general, Yadi Sakat, with an army of 20,000 men, invaded Mumbai. The fleet first captured the Sewri fort, then the Mazagon Fort , before sacking the town of Mahim . [ 2 ] The fort was also later involved in a battle that repelled a Portuguese attack in 1772.