Mazgaon

Mazagaon
Mazagaon
Neighbourhood
	Mazagaon
	Coordinates: 18°58′N72°51′E / 18.97°N 72.85°E
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
Metro	Mumbai
Government
• Type	Municipal Corporation
• Body	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	MH 01

Last updated March 07, 2025 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Mazagaon, also spelled Mazgaon and Mazagon (Portuguese era Mazagão^[1]), and pronounced by the Christian Bombay East Indians as 'Mazgon' or 'Maz-a-gon' and Marathi-speakers as Mazhgav.^{[ citation needed ]} It was one of the seven islands of Bombay. It is now a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Area.

Location

Mazgaon is a historic neighborhood in South Mumbai, bordered by Byculla to the west, Reay Road and Ghodapdeo to the northeast, and Dockyard Road to the east. It falls under the 'E' Ward within the municipal limits of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)^[2]

Landmarks and Heritage

Aga Khan's Maqbara

This mausoleum, also called Hasanabad Dargah, is the resting place of Aga Khan I. Built between 1881 and 1884, its architecture is inspired by the Taj Mahal and is maintained by the local Khoja Muslim community. It is often called "Mumbai’s Taj Mahal"^[3]

Gloria Church

Originally built in 1632 by Portuguese Franciscans at the foot of Mazagaon Hill, this historic church was rebuilt in 1913 in the English Gothic Revival style at Byculla. It has been featured in films like Amar Akbar Anthony(1977).^[4]