Salsette
Salsette Island is an island in Konkan division of the state of Maharashtra, along India's west coast. The cities of Mumbai, Thane and Mira-Bhayandar lie on it, making it very populous and one of the most densely populated islands in the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in India; home to Mumbai
- Also known as: “Salsete Island”, “Salsette Island”, and “Sāshti”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kanheri Caves and Borivali railway station.
Kanheri Caves
The Kanheri Caves are a group of caves and rock-cut monuments, cut into a massive basalt outcrop in the forests of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, on the island of Salsette in the western outskirts of Mumbai, India.
Borivali railway station
Railway station
Photo: Superfast1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borivali is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and an outbound station. It serves the suburban area of Borivali. Borivali railway station is situated 6 km northwest of Salsette.
Kandivli railway station
Railway station
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Kandivli is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It serves the Kandivli neighbourhood of Mumbai, India. All slow local trains temporarily halt between Kandivli and Borivali for a few seconds for signaling purposes, which commuters call an imaginary station named Thambevali. Kandivli railway station is situated 5 km west of Salsette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Mumbai and Thane.
North Mumbai
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North Mumbai consists of the suburbs of Manori, Borivali, Gorai, Goregaon, Malad, Kandivali and Mira Bhayandar. They lie on the Western train line and are usually considered part of the Western Suburbs.
Thane
Photo: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thane, formerly known as Thana, is a city in North Konkan, Maharashtra. Its biggest claim to fame is that the first railway line laid in India was from Bori Bunder to Thane station.
Central and Harbour Suburbs
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The Central and Harbour Suburbs of Mumbai consists of the suburbs of Kurla, Vidyavihar, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Kanjur Marg, Bhandup, Mulund, Powai, Chembur, Mankhurd, Govandi and Trombay.
Salsette
- Category: landform
- Location: Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Salsette from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Salsette” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة سالسيت”
- Banjar: “Pulau Salsette”
- Bashkir: “Сальсетт”
- Basque: “Salsette”
- Belarusian: “Сальсет”
- Catalan: “Salsette”
- Cebuano: “Salsette Island”
- Chinese: “撒尔塞特岛”
- Chinese: “撒爾塞特島”
- Czech: “Salsette”
- Danish: “Salsette”
- Dutch: “Salsette Island”
- Dutch: “Salsette”
- Dutch: “Sashti”
- Finnish: “Salsette”
- French: “Salsette”
- Galician: “Salsette”
- German: “Salsete”
- German: “Salsette”
- German: “Sashti”
- Greek: “Σάλσετ”
- Hebrew: “סאלסט”
- Hindi: “साल्सेट द्वीप”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Salsette”
- Italian: “isola di Salsette”
- Italian: “Isola di Salsette”
- Japanese: “サルセット島”
- Korean: “살셋섬”
- Malayalam: “സാൽസെറ്റ് ദ്വീപ്”
- Marathi: “सालशेत बेट”
- Marathi: “सालशेत”
- Marathi: “साल्सेट बेट”
- Marathi: “साष्टी बेट”
- Marathi: “साष्टी”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Salsette”
- Norwegian: “Salsette”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Salsette”
- Polish: “Salsette”
- Portuguese: “Caranja”
- Portuguese: “Salsete”
- Portuguese: “Salsette”
- Russian: “Сальсетт”
- Serbian: “Салсет (острво)”
- Serbian: “Салсет”
- Spanish: “Salsete”
- Swedish: “Salsette”
- Swedish: “Salsetteön”
- Tamil: “சால்சேட் தீவு”
- Thai: “ซัลเซตต์”
- Ukrainian: “Сальсетт”
- Urdu: “جزیرہ سلسیٹ”
- Uzbek: “Salsette oroli”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Borivali and Yashodham.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tulsi Lake and Kanheri Caves.
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