Mazagaon Island

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Mazagaon Island was one of the original seven islands that later combined to form the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) on India’s west coast.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mazagaon Island canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former island of Mumbai
historical island
administrativeDivision Mumbai City district
linked to: South Mumbai
associatedWith land reclamation in Mumbai
cityFormedWithOtherIslands Mumbai
continent Asia
country India
currentStatus no longer a distinct island
physically integrated into mainland Mumbai
formerColonialCityNameContext Bombay
linked to: Mumbai
hasColonialHistoryWith British Empire
Portuguese Empire
hasLanguageRegion Marathi-speaking region
hasModernNeighbourhoodName Mazgaon
linked to: Mazagaon
historicalNameOfArea Mazagaon
historicalSignificance contributed land area to the formation of Mumbai
historicalUrbanDevelopmentRole early core of the city of Bombay
locatedIn Arabian Sea
Maharashtra
Mumbai
locatedInBay Bombay Harbour
linked to: Mumbai Harbour
locatedOnCoastOf west coast of India
mergedToForm Bombay
linked to: Mumbai

Mumbai
modernCityNameContext Mumbai
partOf Greater Mumbai region
Seven Islands of Bombay
region Konkan
wasOneOf original seven islands of Bombay

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bombay Island wasMergedWith Mazagaon Island
Mumbai Island mergedFrom Mazagaon Island
Parel Island relatedTo Mazagaon Island