Seven Islands of Bombay | Wikipedia audio article
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The seven islands of Bombay were 16th-century Portuguese territories lying off the west coast of India, that were handed over to England under this title as part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza when she married Charles II in 1661.The isles had earlier been part of indigenous empires like the Silhara dynasty and the Sultan of Gujarat before they were captured by the Portuguese in 1534. After acquiring them as dowry, Charles II rented the islands to the East India Company in 1668 for £10 a year. By 1845, the islands had been merged into one landmass by means of multiple land reclamation projects. The resulting island of Bombay was later merged with the nearby islands of Trombay and Salsette that lay to its North-east and North respectively to form Greater Bombay. These islands now constitute the southern part of the city of Mumbai.
The original islands handed over to England were as follows:

Isle of Bombay
Colaba
Old Woman's Island (Little Colaba)
Mahim
Mazagaon
Parel
Worli

There also are several smaller islands that lay to the East of the main seven islands:

Elephanta Island also Known as Gharapuri
Butcher Island
Middle Ground
Oyster Rock
East Ground
Cross Island