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Cumbala Hill (also spelled Cumballa) is a hill and upmarket neighbourhood in 
Cumballa Hill Hospital was reopened in 2019 after closing down in 2017.
South Mumbai
South Mumbai, colloquially SoBo from South Bombay in Anglo-Indian English, administratively the Mumbai City District, is the city centre and the southernmost precinct of Greater Bombay. It extends from Colaba to Mahim and Sion neighbour ...
flanked by the sea on the West, Altamount Road
Altamount Road, also known as India's Billionaires’ Row, is an affluent neighbourhood in Mumbai, India.
The area is notable for some of the most expensive residences in the world consisting of ultra-luxurious residential skyscrapers, constru ...
on the East, Malabar Hill
Malabar Hill (ISO: Malabār Hill ələbaːɾ is a hillock and upmarket residential neighbourhood in South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Malabar Hill is the most exclusive residential area in Mumbai. It is home to several business tycoons and fil ...
on the South and Mahalaxmi
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on the North. The hill is at an elevation of .
Along with nearby Malabar Hill
Malabar Hill (ISO: Malabār Hill ələbaːɾ is a hillock and upmarket residential neighbourhood in South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Malabar Hill is the most exclusive residential area in Mumbai. It is home to several business tycoons and fil ...
, Cumbala Hill is home to the most number of billionaires in Mumbai
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as well hosts residences of prominent ministers. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani
Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani (born 19 April 1957) is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company and India's most valuable company by market value. Acco ...
's $1.5 billion home Antilia
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is located here as well as numerous bungalows dating back to the British Raj.
It is also called Diplomat's Hill or Ambassador's Row by residents as many consulates and high commissions are located in the area.
There are two British-era milestones that were once used to guide horse carriages are present in the locality.
Cumballa Hill Hospital was reopened in 2019 after closing down in 2017.
Etymology
According to Richard M. Eaton, the name ''Cumbala Hill'' likely derives from Kambata in Ethiopia from where enslaved African Habshis were brought to India in medieval times.See also
*Breach Candy
Bhulabhai Desai Road, also well known by the old name Warden Road (and the part at and near the swimming pool as Breach Candy), is a niche up-market residential and semi-commercial locality of South Mumbai.
The area has many famous landmarks be ...
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