Mazagaon, also spelled Mazgaon and Mazagon (Portuguese era Mazagão), and pronounced by the Christian

Bombay East Indians The Bombay East Indians, also called East Indian Catholics or simply East Indians, are an ethno-religious Christianity in India, Indian Christian community native to the Seven Islands of Bombay, the Mumbai Metropolitan Area and the northern Ko ...

as 'Mazgon' or 'Maz-a-gon' and Marathi-speakers as Mazhgav. It was one of the

seven islands of Bombay The Seven Islands of Bombay ( Portuguese: ''Ilhas de Bom Baim'') were 16th-century Portuguese colonial possessions lying off the Konkan region by the mid-west coast of India. History They were partly handed over to England under this tit ...

. It is now a part of the

Mumbai Metropolitan Area Mumbai Metropolitan Region (ISO: ''Muṁbaī Mahānagara Pradēśa''; abbreviated to MMR and previously also known as Greater Bombay Metropolitan Area), is a metropolitan area consisting of Mumbai and its satellite towns in the northern Konka ...

Location

Mazgaon is a historic neighborhood in South Mumbai, bordered by

Byculla Byculla (ISO: Bhāykhaḷā; pronunciation: ʱaːjkʰəɭaː is an area of South Mumbai. Location Byculla is neighboured by Nagpada and Mumbai Central and Mahalaxmi on the west; Agripada, Jacob Circle on the north-west: Chinchpokli to t ...

to the west, Reay Road and

Ghodapdeo Ghodapdeo is a neighborhood in Byculla, Mumbai. Ghodapdeo lies between Cotton Green, Reay Road, Raani Baug, Mustafa Bazaar and Kaala Chowki. It consists mainly of the labour class population. The main language spoken is Marathi Marathi may re ...

to the northeast, and

Dockyard Road Dockyard Road (station code: DKRD) is a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is the stop closest to the Mazagon Dock Limited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) (IAST: ''Majhagānv Dawk Shipbuilders ...

to the east. It falls under the 'E' Ward within the municipal limits of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Landmarks and Heritage

Aga Khan's Maqbara

This mausoleum, also called Hasanabad Dargah, is the resting place of Aga Khan I. Built between 1881 and 1884, its architecture is inspired by the Taj Mahal and is maintained by the local Khoja Muslim community. It is often called "Mumbai’s Taj Mahal"

Gloria Church

Originally built in 1632 by Portuguese Franciscans at the foot of Mazagaon Hill, this historic church was rebuilt in 1913 in the English Gothic Revival style at Byculla. It has been featured in films like

Amar Akbar Anthony ''Amar Akbar Anthony'' is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language masala film directed and produced by Manmohan Desai and written by Kader Khan. Released in India on 27 May 1977, the film stars an ensemble cast of Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bac ...

(1977).

References

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Matharpacady Village Website

Location

Landmarks and Heritage

Aga Khan's Maqbara

Gloria Church

References

See also