Gowalia Tank

Gowalia Tank Maidan, officially renamed August Kranti Maidan, is a park in Grant Road West, in , in which Mahatma Gandhi issued the Quit India speech on 8 August 1942.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park in Mumbai
  • Also known as: “August Kranti Maidan” and “Gowalia Tank Maidan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mani Bhavan and Grant Road railway station.

Museum
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a museum and historical building dedicated to Gandhi, situated at Laburnum Road in the Gamdevi precinct of . was the focal point of Gandhi's political activities in Mumbai between 1917 and 1934. is situated 300 metres southeast of Gowalia Tank.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Grant Road, formerly known as Bombay Terminus, is a railway station in , , and is the former terminus of the erstwhile Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway. is situated 600 metres east of Gowalia Tank.

Park
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Hanging Gardens, in , also known as Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, are terraced gardens perched at the top of , on its western side, just opposite the . is situated 1 km southwest of Gowalia Tank.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemps Corner and Cumbala Hill.

Locality
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is an upmarket neighbourhood in . It is flanked by Altamount Road on one side and on the other. It lies at the intersection of , Warden Road, Pedder Road and Nepean Sea Road.

Suburb
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is a hill and upmarket neighbourhood in flanked by the sea on the West, Altamount Road on the East, on the South and on the North.

Suburb
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is amongst the most affluent residential areas in . It is home to several business tycoons and film personalities. Prominent landmarks include the South Court mansion of the Jinnah family, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra's Varsha…

Gowalia Tank

Latitude
18.96231° or 18° 57′ 44″ north
Longitude
72.81021° or 72° 48′ 37″ east
Named after
Quit India Movement
Open location code
7JCJXR66+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40748778
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­recreation_ground
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q5589979
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Telugu—“Gowalia Tank” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “গোয়ালিয়া যুদ্ধযান ময়দান”
  • Bengali: “গোয়ালিয়া যুদ্ধযান”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جواليا تانك”
  • Hindi: “अगस्त क्रांति मैदान”
  • Hindi: “गोवालिया टैंक मैदान”
  • Hindi: “गोवालिया टैंक”
  • Kannada: “ಗೋವಾಲಿಯಾ ಟ್ಯಾಂಕ್”
  • Malayalam: “ഗോവാലിയ ടാങ്ക്”
  • Malayalam: “ഗൗലിയ ടാങ്ക്”
  • Marathi: “gowalia tank”
  • Oriya: “ଗୋୱାଳିଆ ଟେଙ୍କ , ମୁମ୍ବାଇ”
  • Panjabi: “ਗੋਵਾਲੀਆ ਟੈਂਕ”
  • Telugu: “గోవాలియా ట్యాంక్”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include August Kranti Garden and Soonaiji Agiari.

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