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Fort Mumbai

Fort is a business and art district in the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The area gets its name after the erstwhile defensive fort, Bombay Fort and its annexe Fort George, built by the British East India Company around Bombay Castle.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: business district in Mumbai, India
  • Also known as: “Fort” and “Fort (Mumbai precinct)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and The Asiatic Society of Mumbai.

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, officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, and also known as Victoria Terminus, is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in , , India.

Library
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is a learned society in the field of Asian studies based in , . It can trace its origin to the Literary Society of Bombay which first met in Mumbai on 26 November 1804, and was founded by Sir James Mackintosh.

Park
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The is a large park in , , , which encompasses an area of 1.01 hectares. It is situated in the Fort district of , and is surrounded by office complexes housing the country's premier banks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Mumbai and Kala Ghoda.

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is the one of the most affluent districts of and home to Girgaon Chowpatty, Malabar Hill and Marine Drive. Since the place has been a hub of business activities for over a century, it has attracted business communities from far and wide.

Neighborhood
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is a crescent-shaped art district/neighborhood in , India. It hosts several of the city's heritage buildings including museums, art galleries and educational institutions like the , the , the , and The Arts Trust - Institute of Contemporary Indian Art.

Neighborhood
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The business district is situated in the financial district of Fort. Located between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Fort in , it hosts the offices of shipping companies and the headquarters of the Mumbai Port Trust at the Port House.

Fort Mumbai

Latitude
18.93327° or 18° 55′ 60″ north
Longitude
72.83452° or 72° 50′ 4″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
7JCJWRMM+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3708838354
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8030643
Wiki­data ID
Q5470698
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Fort Mumbai” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “炮台区”
  • Hindi: “फोर्ट, मुम्बई”
  • Hindi: “फोर्ट”
  • Japanese: “フォート”
  • Malayalam: “ഫോർട്ട്, മുംബൈ”
  • Malayalam: “ഫോർട്ട്”
  • Marathi: “फोर्ट”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mumbay fort”
  • Norwegian: “Mumbay fort”
  • Slovenian: “Fort”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte (recinto de Mumbai)”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte”
  • Tamil: “கோட்டை (மும்பை வளாகம்)”
  • Tamil: “கோட்டை”

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