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Trombay

Coordinates: 19°00′N 72°54′E / 19.0°N 72.9°E / 19.0; 72.9
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Trombay
Trombay is located in Mumbai
Trombay
Trombay
Location in Mumbai, India
Coordinates: 19°00′N 72°54′E / 19.0°N 72.9°E / 19.0; 72.9
Country India
StateMaharashtra
DistrictMumbai Suburban
CityMumbai
Government
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • BodyBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
 • OfficialMarathi
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

Trombay is an eastern suburb of Mumbai (Bombay), India. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is located there.

History

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Atomic Reactor Trombay on 1965 stamp of India.

In 1548, Trombay and Chembur were given to Dom Roque Tello de Menezes.[1] The area contains several ruins of Portuguese churches from the 1620s and 1630s.[2]

1893 map showing Trombay

In 1928, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway opened the Trombay-Andheri line called the Salsette Trombay Railway or Central Salsette Tramway.[3]

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), originally called the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay, was established in Trombay in January 1954.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cunha, J. Gerson Da (1900). Origin Of Bombay. p. 96.
  2. ^ Gazetteers of the Bombay Presidency - Thana - http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Trombay.html - Retrieved on 3 December 2010.
  3. ^ Times of India - Chembur-Ghatkopar Plus - "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010. - Retrieved on 3 December 2010
  4. ^ "Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC ): About us". barc.gov.in. Retrieved 29 November 2024.