Uran
alt=Karanja Village, Uran|thumb|242x242px|Karanaja village when viewed from temple Uran is a coastal town in Raigad District's Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It lies east of Mumbai, across the Dharamtar Creek. Uran is primarily a fishing and agriculture village. The primary languages spoken are Agri and Koli, a dialect of Marathi-Konkani.
Key facts
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- Uran
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- City Mumbai Metropolitan Region
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- India Maharashtra
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- right
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- Yes
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- Country
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- India
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- State
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- Maharashtra
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- District
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- Raigad
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- City
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alt=Karanja Village, Uran|thumb|242x242px|Karanaja village when viewed from temple Uran is a coastal town in Raigad District's Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It lies east of Mumbai, across the Dharamtar Creek. Uran is primarily a fishing and agriculture village. The primary languages spoken are Agri and Koli, a dialect of Marathi-Konkani.
==History== The city name is derived from the Hindu goddess Uranavati. It was called Uruvan during the rule of Madhavrao I, the fourth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. Later, the area was named Uran by the Portuguese and Ooran by the British.
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