Parel Island

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Parel Island was one of the original seven islands that historically made up the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) before land reclamation merged them into a single landmass.

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Label Occurrences
Parel Island canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former island of Bombay
historical island
colonialPower British Empire
Portuguese Empire
countryAtTimeOfMerger British India
hasCity Mumbai
surface form: Bombay
hasModernCity Mumbai
historicalDevelopment absorbed through reclamation projects
connected to other islands by causeways
historicalJurisdiction Bombay Presidency
historicalNameOf part of Mumbai
historicalPeriodOfMerger 18th century
19th century
languageRegion Marathi-speaking region
locatedIn Mumbai
surface form: Bombay

India
Maharashtra
Mumbai
locatedInWaterBody Arabian Sea
locatedOnCoastOf Konkan
surface form: Konkan coast
mergedBy land reclamation
mergedInto Seven Islands of Bombay
surface form: Island of Bombay

South Mumbai
surface form: Mumbai mainland
nowPartOf Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
surface form: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area

Greater Mumbai ONNED1
partOf Bombay Islands
Seven Islands of Bombay
presentDayArea Lower Parel
Parel
parts of central Mumbai
relatedTo Bombay Island NERFINISHED
Colaba Island
Little Colaba Island
Mahim Island NERFINISHED
Mazagaon Island
Worli Island
status no longer a separate island
toponymOrigin Parel locality in Mumbai
urbanTransformation subsumed into continuous city fabric of Mumbai
usedFor administrative purposes
industrial purposes
residential purposes
urban settlement

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Bombay Island wasMergedWith Parel Island