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Parel
Sign in to saveParel (ISO: Paraḷ, pronunciation: [pəɾəɭ]) is a neighbourhood in the south of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Originally one of the Seven Islands of Bombay, Parel became an industrial center after the unification of the islands of Bombay. Parel housed a large number of textile mills, but has gradually evolved into a business district, as most mills have been replaced by commercial office spaces and high-rise residential development.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Parel
- Settlement.native_name
- Paraḷ
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighbourhood
- Settlement.image_skyline
- ওরলির গগনরৈখিক দৃশ্য.jpg
- Settlement.image_size
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- A view of Lower Parel's skyline
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Mumbai
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Maharashtra
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mumbai City
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- City
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Mumbai
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Parelkar, Paralkar
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Parel (ISO: Paraḷ, pronunciation: [pəɾəɭ]) is a neighbourhood in the south of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Originally one of the Seven Islands of Bombay, Parel became an industrial center after the unification of the islands of Bombay. Parel housed a large number of textile mills, but has gradually evolved into a business district, as most mills have been replaced by commercial office spaces and high-rise residential development.
==History== thumb|left|150px| Former seven islands of Bombay.