Dadar, Mumbai

Name: Dadar
Address: Mumbai, India

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Dadar is the first planned area of Mumbai. It is a densely populated residential and shopping neighbourhood. It is also a prominent railway and bus service hub with local and national connectivity. Dadar is also a hub for the city's Marathi culture. ()

Local name: दादरCoordinates: 19°1'5"N, 72°50'41"E

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Parel - Sewri (Dadar West)Mumbai India

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Nearby attractions include: Sewri Fort, Shivaji Park, Portuguese Church, Sewri Christian Cemetery.

1.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Sewri Fort, Mumbai
41 min walk • The Sewri Fort is a fort in Mumbai built by the British at Sewri. Built in 1680, fort served as a watch tower, atop a quarried hill overlooking the Mumbai harbour.
0.8 miNW
Memorial
Shivaji Park, Mumbai
22 min walk • Shivaji Park, officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, is a public park situated in Dadar, Mumbai. It is the largest park in the island city.
0.5 miW
Church
Portuguese Church, Mumbai
15 min walk • The Church of Our Lady of Salvation, popularly referred to as Portuguese Church, is one of the oldest churches in Mumbai, India. It is located on S. K. Bole Road in Dadar. The church was originally built by the Portuguese Franciscans who called it Nossa Senhora da Salvação.
1.2 miS
Cemetery
Sewri Christian Cemetery, Mumbai
32 min walk • The Sewri Christian Cemetery in Sewri, Mumbai, India, was established by Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of Bombay as a location for European burials. The land was acquired from the Agri-Horticulture Society's gardens in 1865.
~1910 ftNW
Theater
Shivaji Mandir, Mumbai
10 min walk • Shivaji Mandir is a theatre auditorium located in Dadar, Mumbai, India. Opened on 3 May 1965 as the first closed auditorium in Dadar, the theater remains a landmark.
0.9 miNW
Buddhist architecture, Memorial
Chaitya Bhoomi, Mumbai
23 min walk • Chaitya Bhoomi is a Buddhist chaitya and the cremation place of B. R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. It is situated besides Dadar Chowpatty, Mumbai. Chaitya Bhoomi is a revered place of pilgrimage for Ambedkar's followers, who visit in millions annually on his death anniversary on 6 December.
1 miNE
Universities and schools
Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
25 min walk • Institute of Chemical Technology is a state-funded deemed university in Mumbai, India. The institute also has campuses at Bhubaneswar, Odisha and Jalna, Marathwada. It is focused on training and research in fields of chemical engineering, chemical technology, and pharmacy.
0.7 miNW
Memorial
Shivaji Park Residential Zone, Mumbai
20 min walk • The Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park Residential Zone is a precinct consisting of 187 residential buildings that were built as part of the Chatrapati Shivaji MaharajPark scheme in Dadar, Mumbai.
1.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Mahim, Mumbai
31 min walk • Mahim is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India. The Mahim railway station is in the Mahim area, on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway line. Mahim is diverse and has a church, mosque and fire-temple existing within a few meters of each other.
1.5 miSE
Neighbourhood
Sewri, Mumbai
37 min walk • Sewri is a locality along the eastern edge of South Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India. It is also the name of a railway station on the Central Railway Harbour Line. Sewri was a small hamlet on the eastern shore of the Parel island, one of the original seven islands of Bombay. Sewri has a fort that dates back to 1770.
~1840 ftSE
Church
St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Mumbai
9 min walk • St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral is the first Parish of the Mumbai Orthodox Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Mumbai.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Dadar?

Nearby attractions include Matunga, Mumbai (1 min walk), Hindu Colony, Mumbai (7 min walk), St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Mumbai (9 min walk), Shivaji Mandir, Mumbai (10 min walk).

How to get to Dadar by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dadar:

Train

Dadar (3 min walk)
Dadar East (13 min walk)

Bus

Asiad MSRTC Stand (5 min walk)
Wadala Depot (15 min walk)