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Parel
Sign in to saveParel (ISO: Paraḷ, pronunciation: [pəɾəɭ]) is a neighbourhood in the south of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Originally one of the Seven Islands of Bombay, Parel became an industrial center after the unification of the islands of Bombay. Parel housed a large number of textile mills, but has gradually evolved into a business district, as most mills have been replaced by commercial office spaces and high-rise residential development.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Parel is referenced by 257 other articles, and connects out to Thane, Seven Islands of Bombay and Kandivali.
The entry is geolocated on the map in IN, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Islands of India, Neighbourhoods in Mumbai and Populated places in India.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Parel
- Settlement.native_name
- Paraḷ
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighbourhood
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ওরলির গগনরৈখিক দৃশ্য.jpg
- Settlement.image_size
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- A view of Lower Parel's skyline
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mumbai
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mumbai City
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Mumbai
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Parelkar, Paralkar
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- neighborhood
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Mumbai City district
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Mumbai 03-2016 85 Parel station.jpg
- Dialing code
- 022
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- Commons category
- Parel
- postal code
- 400012
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Politics
- Gallery
- References
- Further reading
Parel (ISO: Paraḷ, pronunciation: [pəɾəɭ]) is a neighbourhood in the south of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Originally one of the Seven Islands of Bombay, Parel became an industrial center after the unification of the islands of Bombay. Parel housed a large number of textile mills, but has gradually evolved into a business district, as most mills have been replaced by commercial office spaces and high-rise residential development.
==History== thumb|left|150px| Former seven islands of Bombay.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Parel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (2)
On the map
3 mapped locations