Mandvi, Mumbai

A road in Mandvi

Mandvi is an area in South Mumbai near Masjid Bunder. It is located near Pydhone. It has a high Muslim population. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it had a small, but thriving Jewish community. The 200-year-old Gate of Mercy Synagogue is located in this region.

Coordinates: 18°57′N 72°50′E / 18.950°N 72.833°E / 18.950; 72.833

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