Amboli, Mumbai

Amboli अबोली
Neighbourhood
Amboli
Coordinates: 19°07′45″N 72°50′36″E / 19.1293°N 72.8434°E / 19.1293; 72.8434Coordinates: 19°07′45″N 72°50′36″E / 19.1293°N 72.8434°E / 19.1293; 72.8434
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai City
Metro	Mumbai
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	400058^[1]
Vehicle registration	MH 01

Amboli is an affluent neighbourhood of Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra, in the Andheri (West) area. Amboli was earlier known as Ambolim. It is located very close to Andheri Station and Jogeshwari.

Landmarks

Amboli was primarily inhibited by Christians,East Indians and Tribal people called waarlis. There were but a handful of houses in and around the village and almost everyone knew the other. Amboli was laden with green fields and numerous Mango and coconut trees. The name Amboli also stemmed from the fact that there was a massive mango orchard(Aam = Mango). The most notable landmark in Andheri is the St. Blaise Church. A Bollywood film studio "Filmalaya" (owned by Mukherjee-Samarth family )is located on Ceaser Road in Amboli. The outdoor area of the studio was sold and a new building "Mayfair Meridian" has come up in its place. The indoor studio exists. Other notable landmarks are the Vahatuk nagar,shiv-sena shaka and the Joe n Helen Playground.La Princess is one of the best known buildings in the area.

Educational institutions

Notable schools in Amboli include:

St. Blaise High School
Bombay Cambridge School^[2]

Restaurants

Amboli Bar & Kitchen^[3] (now closed)
The Golden Twig^[4]
Cafe Arfa^[5]
Cafe Coffee Day
Subway/Birdys
Chinese Classic
Chopstick Chinese

Significant infamous events

On 20 October 2011, Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes were murdered outside Amboli Bar and Restaurant at Mayfair Meridian.^[6]

References

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