Chembur is a suburban neighbourhood in eastern Mumbai, India. It is 22 km from downtown Mumbai and 20 km from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Chemburkar is the Marathi word to signify a resident of Chembur. The name Chembur is probably derived from the word “Chimboree” which means "Large Crab" in Marathi. Before reclamation, Chembur lay on the North-Western corner of Trombay Island. It is suggested that Chembur is the same place referred to as Saimur by the Arab writers , Sibor in Kosmas Indikopleustes , Chemula in the Kanheri cave inscriptions , Symulla by... the author of the Periplus of the Erythraean sea , Symulla or Timulla by Ptolemy , and perhaps even Perimula by Pliny . This is however disputed and is also said to be a reference to Chevul at the mouth of the Kundalika River on mainland Maharashtra. Later the area occupied is said to have occupied a branch of an animal home.
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| Country: | India |
| Also known as: | Chembur, Mumbai |