Matheran
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Place details
- Region
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Population
- 5,287
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Matheran
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Hill stationMumbai Metropolitan Region
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Matheran In Clouds.jpg
- Settlement.image_alt
- Picture of Matheran hidden in clouds, from the tracks of the Matheran Toy Train
- Settlement.image_caption
- Picture of Matheran hidden in clouds, from the tracks of the Matheran Toy Train
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Maharashtra
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Maharashtra, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- hill station
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Raigad district
- Area
- +7
- Elevation
- +800
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Matheran in Summer - panoramio (66).jpg
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Soil and rocks
- Forest and vegetation and Nature
- List of trees reported to be found in Matheran
- Wildlife
- Demographics
- Geography and climate
- Transportation
- Rail
- Road
- Non-automobile transportation
- Places of interest
- Historical places of interest
- Religious places of interest
- Lakes
- Parks
- Hiking routes
- 1) Sunset Point Route
- 2) Garbett Point Route
- 3) Rambaug Point Route
- 4) One Tree Hill Route
- 5) Vikatgad Route
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Matheran (Pronunciation: [maːt̪ʰeɾaːn]) is a partially automobile free hill station and a municipal council in the Karjat taluka of the Raigad district located in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Matheran is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, and one of the smallest hill stations in India. It is located in the Western Ghats, at an elevation of around 800 m (2,625 feet) above sea level. It is about 90 km from Mumbai, and 120 km from Pune. This proximity to these urban areas makes it a weekend getaway for many. Matheran, which means "forest on the forehead" (of the mountains) in Marathi, is an eco-sensitive region as declared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.
There are many hotels and Parsi bungalows in the area. British colonial architecture is preserved in Matheran. The roads are made of red laterite earth.