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 , on the island of Salsette in the western outskirts of , India.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Rock
  • Description: ancient caves in Mumbai, India
  • Also known as: “Kanheri Cave Complex”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thakur village and Devipada.

Suburb
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is a densely populated residential locality in , , India. It is located to the east of the Western Express Highway, which is part of the National Highway 8. is situated 3 km west of Kanheri Caves.

Neighborhood
is a densely populated area in East , , , . includes SRA CHS, Sadguru Nagar, Vitthal Nagar, Millennium Tower, Gulmohar and Sahyadri. is situated 5 km northwest of Kanheri Caves.

Suburb
The is the industrial area of city established in 1962. is situated 5 km east of Kanheri Caves.

Kanheri Caves

Latitude
19.20647° or 19° 12′ 23″ north
Longitude
72.90615° or 72° 54′ 22″ east
Open location code
7JFJ6W44+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 369460776
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bare_rock
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1356198
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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: “ਕਾਨ੍ਹੇਰੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਗੁਫ਼ਾਵਾਂ”
  • Russian: “Канхери”
  • Russian: “Пещеры Канхери”
  • Sanskrit: “कानेरीगुहाः”
  • Sanskrit: “कान्हेरीगुहाः”
  • Sinhala: “කාන්හෙරී ලෙන්”
  • Spanish: “Cuevas de Kanheri”
  • Tamil: “கான்கேரி குகைகள்”
  • Telugu: “కన్హేరీ గుహలు”
  • Thai: “หมู่ถ้ำกานเหรี”
  • Western Panjabi: “کانھیری دیاں غاراں”
  • Western Panjabi: “کنہیری دیاں غاراں”

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