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Cumbala Hill (also spelled Cumballa) is a hill and upmarket neighbourhood in 
Cumballa Hill Hospital was reopened in 2019 after closing down in 2017.
South Mumbai
South Mumbai, colloquially SoBo from South Bombay in Indian English, administratively the Mumbai City District, is the city centre and the southernmost precinct of Greater Bombay. It extends from Colaba to Mahalaxmi (Western side), Byculla ...
flanked by the sea on the West, Altamount Road
Altamount Road, also known as India's Billionaires’ Row, is an affluent residential street in the southern region of Mumbai, India.
The area is notable for housing some of the highest real estate prices in the country. The locality consists ...
on the East, Malabar Hill
Malabar Hill is amongst the most affluent residential areas in Mumbai. It is home to several business tycoons and film personalities. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, had built and lived in a bungalow, called South Court, in Malab ...
on the South and Mahalaxmi
Lakshmi (; , , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, , ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism, revered as the Devi, goddess of wealth, fortune, prosperity, beauty, fertility, sovereignty, and abundance. She along with ...
on the North. The hill is at an elevation of .
Along with nearby Malabar Hill
Malabar Hill is amongst the most affluent residential areas in Mumbai. It is home to several business tycoons and film personalities. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, had built and lived in a bungalow, called South Court, in Malab ...
, Cumbala Hill is home to the most number of billionaires in Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
as well hosts residences of prominent ministers. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire and businessman who is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. As of May 2025, he is the richest person in Asia and The World's Billionaires, 13th richest ...
's $1.5 billion home Antilia is located here as well as numerous bungalows dating back to the British Raj.
It is also called Diplomat's Hill or Ambassador's Row by residents as many consulates and high commissions are located in the area.
There are two British-era milestones that were once used to guide horse carriages are present in the locality.
Cumballa Hill Hospital was reopened in 2019 after closing down in 2017.
Etymology
According to Richard M. Eaton, the name ''Cumbala Hill'' likely derives from Kambata in Ethiopia from where enslaved African Habshis were brought to India in medieval times.See also
*Breach Candy
Bhulabhai Desai Road, also well known by the old name Warden Road (and the part at and near the swimming pool as Breach Candy), is a niche up-market residential and semi-commercial locality of South Mumbai.
The area has many famous landmarks b ...
References
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