West India · Maharashtra
Thane, Maharashtra
About Thane
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Where it is
Thane is a city in Maharashtra just north-east of Mumbai, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, lying at the head of Thane Creek with the forested Yeoor Hills of Sanjay Gandhi National Park to its west.
History
Thane was an important town of the Shilahara kings of the northern Konkan and later a Portuguese possession. The Marathas captured its fort in 1737, and after the Treaty of Salbai in 1782 it passed to the British. In the 20th century it grew into a major industrial and residential city of the Mumbai region.
People
Marathi is the main language, with Hindi, Urdu and Gujarati also widely spoken in a city that has grown with migration to the Mumbai region. Older Koli, Agri and East Indian Catholic communities keep their own traditions.
Known for
- Its many lakes, such as Masunda and Upvan
- The Yeoor Hills
- Flamingos on Thane Creek
- The Kopineshwar Temple
Did you know?
India's first passenger train ran from Bori Bunder in Bombay to Thane on 16 April 1853.
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