Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Vasai-Virar, Maharashtra


More arches, Bassein Fort
Originally uploaded by bardosaurus.
The city is located on the north bank of Vasai Creek and Ulhas River. Vasai-Virar is part of Thane District in Maharashtra and has three railway stations on the Western Railways. The 3 suburban stations are, Vasai Road, Nala Sopara and Virar.

The ancient city of Sopara and the town of Vasai were important trading centers for horses, fish, salt, timber, and quarried basalt and granite. Vasai came under the control of the Sultans of Gujarat in the 15th century. The Portuguese captured it in 1532.

1 Comments:

Blogger Mumbai Guy said...

You have missed Naigaon station. It is a part of Vasai.

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