Maharashtra
Mumbai District
Mumbai

Jijamata Udyaan

Jijamata Udyaan, also known as Victoria Gardens and the Byculla Zoo, is a zoo and garden covering 50 acres located at , in the heart of , .
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  • Opening hours: Thursday—Tuesday 9:30 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Zoo
  • Description: zoo in Mumbai, India
  • Also known as: “Rani Bagh”, “Rani Baug”, “Veermata Jijabai Bhonsle Udyan”, “Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Zoo & Botanical Garden”, and “Victoria Gardens”
  • Address: Mumbai, 400027

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum and Byculla railway station.

Museum
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
The is the oldest museum in . Formerly known as the Victoria & Albert Museum, Bombay, it is situated in the vicinity of the Byculla Zoo, East. is situated 240 metres northwest of Jijamata Udyaan.

Railway station
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Byculla is railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is located in the neighbourhood of . The station is a Grade-I heritage structure. is situated 450 metres west of Jijamata Udyaan.

Church
Photo: Nimish Gogri, CC BY 2.0.
or Our Lady of Glory Church was built in 1911-13 on one of the oldest Roman Catholic church sites in ; its predecessor was built by the Portuguese Franciscans in 1632. is situated 420 metres southwest of Jijamata Udyaan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mazgaon and Agripada.

Suburb
Mazagaon, also spelled or Mazagon, and historically known as Mazagão during the Portuguese era, is a historic neighbourhood in South Mumbai. It was one of the original Seven Islands of Bombay and is now fully integrated into the Mumbai Metropolitan Area.

Neighborhood
is an area in . It is located between and Mumbai Central. This area is connected with the Central Railway as well as the Western Railway.

Locality
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is a neighbourhood in known for prostitution. It was first settled after 1795 with the construction of causeways that connected the erstwhile seven islands of Mumbai.

Jijamata Udyaan

Latitude
18.97815° or 18° 58′ 41″ north
Longitude
72.83678° or 72° 50′ 12″ east
Named after
Jijabai
Open location code
7JCJXRHP+7P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112796885
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­zoo
Wiki­data ID
Q647766
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Polish—“Jijamata Udyaan” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جيجاماتا اوديان”
  • French: “Zoo de Bombay”
  • Hebrew: “ג’יג’אמטה אודיאן”
  • Malayalam: “ജീജാമാതാ ഉദ്യാൻ”
  • Marathi: “जिजामाता उद्यान”
  • Marathi: “वीरमाता जिजाबाई भोसले उद्यान व प्राणिसंग्रहालय”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jijamata Udyaan (Victoria Gardens)”
  • Norwegian: “Jijamata Udyaan”
  • Oriya: “ଜିୟାମାତା ଉଦ୍ୟାନ , ମୁମ୍ବାଇ”
  • Polish: “Jijamata Udyaan”

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Highlights include Rose Garden and Balaji Hospital.

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