Malad (Pronunciation: aːlaːɖ is a suburb located in North

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. Malad has a

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on the

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of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, lying between Kandivali station to the north and Goregaon station to the south. The railway tracks of the Western Line divide Malad into Malad (West) and Malad (East). It has a large Marathi population. Also located in Malad is a prominent office commercial space extending from the back of the two prominent shopping malls

Inorbit Mall Inorbit Mall is a subsidiary of K. Raheja Corporation which runs shopping malls in various parts of India. The first Inorbit Mall opened in 2004, in Malad, Mumbai. This is the fourth oldest shopping mall in Mumbai, from Infiniti Mall of Andhe ...

& Infiniti Mall. Marve Beach and Aksa Beach are Located in Malad.

History

Ahead of Aksa Beach, is the hidden and relatively lesser known vital landmark, which is the Malad Fort a.k.a. Madh Fort. The fort overlooks the

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and was captured by the

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, from the Portuguese in 1739. INS Hamla, a logistics and training establishment of the Indian navy is situated in Malad. * St. Anne's High School & Junior College *

Kendriya Vidyalaya The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of Government of India, central government schools in India. Governed by the Ministry of Education (India), Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,257 schools in India, ...

INS Hamla * Durgadevi Saraf Institute of Management Studies * Mahindra Academy * Lords Universal College * Ryan International School (ICSE/CBSE, Malad) * Seth Juggilal Poddar Academy * Malad West School in Mumbai, Vibgyor Rise * Nagindas Khandwala College Utkarsh Mandir Malad (East) and Malad (West)

Beaches

* Marve Beach * Aksa Beach * Manori Beach

References

{{Mumbai metropolitan area Suburbs of Mumbai