Dhobitalao (धोबीतलाव, "Washerman's Lake") is a neighborhood in the city of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in India. Located in the South Mumbai area at an elevation of 11 m (31 ft), it used to be a location where linen was washed. In British times, dhobis used to wash the British soldiers clothes' here. It was filled up in the mid-17th century as the city began to expand. The lake used to be fed by a number of underground freshwater springs, which were recently uncovered while constructing the subway in the locality. A

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stands over the land that was the lake. Just off the current site, is the famous Metro Adlabs (formerly Metro Cinema). Cowasjee-Framjee-Hall

The north-eastern part of Dhobitalao is called

Cavel Cavel is a neighbourhood in South Mumbai. It is located to the northeast of Dhobitalao near the Chira Bazaar area. It got its name from the Koli people, Koli word Kolwar. The Kolis of this village were converted to Christianity by the Portugal, P ...

, from the

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name ''Kolwar''. The

Kolis The Koli is an Indian caste found in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir states in India. Koli is an agriculturist caste of Gujarat but in coastal areas they ...

of this village were converted to Christianity by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Cavel became a Christian enclave, and later immigrants of this religion, from Goa,

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, Bassein and Salsette settled here. Other Christian enclaves in Dhobitalao are Sonapur and Dabul. Dhobitalao is home to the highest number of kudds, Goan clubs that house migrants from Goan villages seeks opportunities and employment in Mumbai.

Institutions

* Metro Adlabs *

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