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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yeoor and Wagle Estate.
Yeoor
Suburb
Yeoor is a hilly area in Thane city of Maharashtra state in India. Situated in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, it is known for its panthers and wildlife and is popularly known as "Mumbai's National Park". Yeoor is situated 3½ km northeast of Kanheri Caves.
Wagle Estate
Suburb
The Wagle Estate is the industrial area of Thane city established in 1962. Wagle Estate is situated 4 km southeast of Kanheri Caves.
Thakur village
Suburb
Thakur Village is a densely populated residential locality in Kandivali, Mumbai, India. It is located to the east of the Western Express Highway, which is part of the National Highway 8. Thakur village is situated 4½ km west of Kanheri Caves.
Kanheri Caves
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 404 metres
- Description: ancient caves in Mumbai, India
- Categories: cave and landform
- Location: Mumbai Suburban District, Mumbai City District, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Kanheri Caves” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Shpellat Kanheri”
- Belarusian: “Пячоры Канхеры”
- Catalan: “Kanheri”
- Cebuano: “Kānheri”
- Chinese: “坎赫裏石窟”
- Chinese: “坎赫里石窟”
- Dutch: “Kanheri”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف كانهيرى”
- French: “grottes de Kanheri”
- French: “Grottes de Kanheri”
- German: “Kanheri-Höhlen”
- Gujarati: “કાન્હેરી ગુફાઓ”
- Hebrew: “מערות קנהרי”
- Hindi: “कन्हेरी की गुफाएँ”
- Hindi: “कन्हेरी गुफाएँ”
- Hindi: “कान्हेरी गुफाएँ”
- Indonesian: “Gua Kanheri”
- Japanese: “カンヘリー石窟”
- Korean: “칸헤리 석굴”
- Malayalam: “കാൻഹേരി ഗുഹകൾ”
- Marathi: “कन्हेरी गुफा”
- Marathi: “कान्हेरी लेणी”
- Panjabi: “ਕਨਹੇਰੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੁਫ਼ਾਵਾਂ”
- Panjabi: “ਕਨ੍ਹੇਰੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੁਫ਼ਾਵਾਂ”
- Russian: “Канхери”
- Russian: “Пещеры Канхери”
- Sanskrit: “कानेरीगुहाः”
- Sanskrit: “कान्हेरीगुहाः”
- Sinhala: “කාන්හෙරී ලෙන්”
- Spanish: “Cuevas de Kanheri”
- Tamil: “கான்கேரி குகைகள்”
- Telugu: “కన్హేరీ గుహలు”
- Western Panjabi: “کنہیری دیاں غاراں”
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