Elephanta

Elephanta is an island off of and home to the Elephanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It consists of a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of the Mumbai Harbour, India, containing historic caves
  • Also known as: “Elephanta Island”, “Ghārapuri”, “Gharapuri Island”, “ilha de Elefante”, and “Pory Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elephanta Caves.

Cave
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The form a collection of cave predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva; UNESCO has designated them as a World Heritage Site.

Elephanta

Latitude
18.96216° or 18° 57′ 44″ north
Longitude
72.93362° or 72° 56′ 1″ east
Population
1,200
Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)
Open location code
7JCJXW6M+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22825787
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1272073
Wiki­data ID
Q175304
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Elephanta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة إليفانتا”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة الفيلة”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة بوري”
  • Arabic: “جزيرة غابوري”
  • Bashkir: “Гхарапури”
  • Basque: “Elefanta”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Элефанта”
  • Belarusian: “Элефанта”
  • Catalan: “Elephanta”
  • Cebuano: “Elephanta Island”
  • Chinese: “象岛”
  • Dutch: “Elephanta”
  • French: “île d’Éléphanta”
  • French: “Île d’Éléphanta”
  • French: “île Gharapuri”
  • German: “Elephanta”
  • Hebrew: “האי אלפנטה”
  • Hindi: “एलिफेंटा की गुफ़ाएँ”
  • Italian: “Elephanta”
  • Italian: “isola di Elephanta”
  • Korean: “엘레판타섬”
  • Malayalam: “എലിഫന്റ ദ്വീപ്”
  • Malayalam: “എലിഫെന്റ ദ്വീപ്”
  • Marathi: “एलिफंटा बेट”
  • Marathi: “घारापुरी द्वीप”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Elephanta-øya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elephanta”
  • Norwegian: “Elephanta-øya”
  • Polish: “Elefanta”
  • Portuguese: “Elephanta”
  • Portuguese: “Gharapuri”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Elefanta”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha do Elefante”
  • Portuguese: “Pory”
  • Romanian: “Elephanta”
  • Russian: “Гхарапури”
  • Spanish: “Isla Elefanta”
  • Swedish: “Elephanta”
  • Tamil: “எலிபெண்டா தீவு”
  • Turkish: “Elephanta Adası”
  • Urdu: “ایلیفینٹا جزیرہ”
  • Uzbek: “Garapuri”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Elephanta”
  • Western Panjabi: “ایلیفینٹا جزیرہ”

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