Sion- A Blend of Antiquity and Modernity

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Sion- A Blend of Antiquity and Modernity
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History
Sion is one of the oldest and most reputed
suburbs in Mumbai. It was originally called as
Sheev, which means boundary or limit as it is the
last locality in the limits of Mumbai. It was
taken over by the Portuguese in the 16th century,
who renamed it Sion, after Mount Zion in
Jerusalem.
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Introduction
Today, Sion is one the most important suburbs in
Mumbai, as it provides easy connectivity to the
entire city via roadways and railways. It is
also an important landmark as it is one of the
major transit points in and out of Mumbai, due to
its proximity to intra and inter-state
highways. Being an established and
self-sufficient locality in itself, it would be a
wise decision to invest in flats in Sion.
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Education

• Sion is home to several renowned educational
  institutions in Mumbai,
• including the famous Our Lady of Good Counsel
  School, one of the oldest co-ed schools in
  Mumbai.
• Another notable mention is KJ Somaiya Institute
  of Engineering Information Technology, one of
  the premier engineering colleges in the state as
  well as India.
• Vasantdada Patil College of Engineering is also a
  well known educational institute in the area.

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Location Advantage

• Sion is located centrally in Mumbai, making it
  easy to travel to other parts of Mumbai.
• It is one station away from Dadar, where one can
  transit into the Western line and if you wish to
  get onto the Harbour line, Kurla is not far away.
• As for roadways, it is close to Chembur, Kurla as
  well as Bandra via Dharavi.
• Sion is also famous for the Sion Panvel
  Expressway for a faster commute to Navi Mumbai.
• It terminates at the Pune Expressway toll gate,
  making you cut down travel time to Pune
  drastically.

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Leisure

• Sion is home to the famous Maharashtra Nature
  Park, one of the largest green ecosystems in
  Mumbai.
• It is located on Bandra Sion Link Road, and is a
  must visit for wildlife and nature enthusiasts.
• The park has a variety of flora and fauna with
  over 14 thousand trees, 300 varieties of plants
  with few as herbs, a lake, many varieties of
  migrating birds, insects, butterflies, reptiles
  and a few mammals too.

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Recreation
Sion is also close to Kurla, which has one of the
largest malls in the city, Phoenix
Marketcity. Its proximity to South Mumbai,
gives you easy access to premier shopping
destinations. There is also the Bombay Bazaar,
where one could go for purchasing readymade
garments of all types for all ages.