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Worli
Varaḷī | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 19°00′00″N 72°48′54″E / 19.00°N 72.815°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | Mumbai City |
City | Mumbai |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Corporation |
• Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) |
Demonym(s) | Worlikar, Varaḷīkar |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 400018 and 400030 |
Area code | 022 |
Vehicle registration | MH 01 |
Civic agency | BMC |
Worli (ISO: Varaḷī, [ʋəɾ(ə)ɭiː]) is a locality in central Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. It is one of the four peninsulas of Mumbai with the others being Colaba, Bandra and Malabar Hill. The sea connects it with Bandra via the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. Historic spellings include Warli, Worlee, Varli, and Varel.[1] Originally Worli was a separate island, one of the Seven Islands of Bombay which were ceded by the Portuguese to England in 1661; it was linked up with the other islands in the 19th century.
In the 1990s, a group of terrorists attacked a building in Worli as well as major buildings in the city.[2]
Worli Seaface is a waterfront in Worli on Arabian Sea. It lies along Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road.
In October 2019, Aaditya Thackeray contested the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from the Worli constituency and he is currently the MLA of Worli.[3]
Famous Indian celebrities as well as celebrity couples reside in the Worli area of Mumbai: