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Ivory seal of Godwin, an unknown thegn – first half of eleventh century, British Museum. In later Anglo-Saxon England, a thegn ( pronounced / θeɪn /; Old English: þeġn) or thane [1] (or thayn in Shakespearean English) was an aristocrat who owned substantial land in one or more counties. Thanes ranked at the third level in lay society ...
Thane ( Marathi: [ˈʈʰaːɳeː]; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city located on the northwestern side of the state of Maharashtra in India and on the northeastern side of Mumbai. It is an immediate neighbour of Mumbai city proper, and a part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is situated in the north ...
Thane district (Pronunciation: , previously named Taana or Thana) is a district in the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, India.At the 2011 Census it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, in August 2014 the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 Census population of ...
Namo Grand Central Park (नमो ग्रँड सेंट्रल पार्क) is an urban public park located on Kolshet Road in Thane, India. The 20.5-acre project includes themed parks, a three-acre lake with landscaped promenade, bridge for selfies and various other facilities like a 400m jogging track, amphitheater and an open gymnasium among others.
The 597-foot Statue of Unity in Gujarat – the tallest statue in the world. This is a list of megaprojects in India."Megaprojects are temporary endeavours (i.e., projects) characterized by large investment commitment, vast complexity (especially in organisational terms), and long-lasting impact on the economy, the environment, and society".
The Wagle Estate is the industrial area of Thane city established in 1962. [citation needed] History. After the formation of Maharashtra state, the government of Maharashtra constituted a "Board of Industrial Development" (BID) on 1 October 1960, under the chairmanship of Shri. S. G. Barve. The committees recommendations received in the ...
Station Area Traffic Improvement Scheme ( SATIS) is a World Bank funded station area traffic improvement project. [1] It is implemented by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Thane Municipal Corporation. [2] This project is executed under Mumbai Urban Transport Project road component.
Architecture of Maharashtra. Entrance to one of the rock-cut Ajanta Caves. [1] Maharashtra state in India is known for its Famous caves and cliffs. It is said that the varieties found in Maharashtra are wider than the caves and rock-cut architecture found in the rock cut areas of Egypt, Assyria, Persia and Greece. [citation needed]