Gorai
Gorai is a village at the Dharavi Bhet, in the Mumbai Suburban district, India. It is located on the north-western part of the island of Salsette. Gorai is accessed either by a ferry crossing the Manori Creek and the Gorai Creek, or by the overland route through Bhayander.- Type: Village with 29,100 residents
- Description: suburb of Mumbai
- Also known as: “Corai” and “Grai”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Global Vipassana Pagoda.
Global Vipassana Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Jovianeye, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Global Vipassana Pagoda is a meditation dome hall with a capacity to seat around 8,000 Vipassana meditators near Gorai, and is also the main attraction in Gorai, in the north western part of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Global Vipassana Pagoda is situated 3 km southeast of Gorai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manori and Uttan.
Manori
Village
Manori is a village located on Dharavi Bet in northern Mumbai, India. It is known for its beach along India's west coast and the Manori Creek. Manori is situated 4 km south of Gorai.
Uttan
Village
Photo: Kensplanet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Uttan is a coastal town just north of Mumbai in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India. A coastal town, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation. Uttan is situated 4½ km north of Gorai.
Charkop
Suburb
Kandivali or Kandivli formerly Khandolee is a suburb in the north of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Charkop is situated 5 km southeast of Gorai.
Gorai
- Categories: village in India and locality
- Location: Mumbai Suburban District, Mumbai City District, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
19.24101° or 19° 14′ 28″ northLongitude
72.7822° or 72° 46′ 56″ eastPopulation
29,100Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
7JFJ6QRJ+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 564853668OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1270937Wikidata ID
Q4932603
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Marathi—“Gorai” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Gorai”
- Dutch: “Gorai”
- Gujarati: “ગોરાઇ”
- Hindi: “गोरई”
- Japanese: “ゴライ”
- Marathi: “गोरई”
- Marathi: “गोराई”
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