Girgaon, or Girgaum, is an area in southern Mumbai in Maharashtra, India.

[1] A section of Marine Drive is located here.

[2] Girgaon gets its name from being located at the foot of Malabar Hill in South Mumbai.The Sanskrit term “Giri” stands for hills, whereas the sanskrit word “gram” denotes a village.

Thus, it originally meant a village at the foothill of mountains.

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