Mandvi is an area in
South Mumbai
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near
Masjid Bunder
Masjid (station code: MSD) is a railway station in the Masjid Bunder area of South Mumbai on the Central and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is the penultimate stop for all trains on those lines in the "up" direction. It was o ...
. It is located near
Pydhone
Pydhonie is a neighbourhood in South Mumbai. Etymologically the name is derived from the Marathi word ''Py'' which means feet, and ''dhoné'' which means "to wash". Thus the name means "A place where feet are washed."
The name Pydhonie or "foo ...
. It has a high Muslim population. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it had a small, but thriving
Jewish community
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. The 300-year-old
Gate of Mercy Synagogue is located in this Umerkhadi area of South Mumbai.
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Neighbourhoods in Mumbai