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Have you considered taking a flight on your holidays to Mumbai? Mumbai offers amazing cultural and historical opportunities, as well as the chance to explore food, religion and more. Mumbai is a common destination for those returning to India to learn more about their own heritage, for students travelling in the gap year, and even as a vacation destination. Many people also visit the beaches of Goa, and spending a day or two in Mumbai along the way can allow you to explore this ancient city. The city of Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is situated on a peninsula halfway up the west coast of India. This city is considered by many to be the economic capital of India. You will find in Mumbai both the wealth of the trading city and extreme poverty. The population of the city is currently approximately 15 million.& SEOPressor #13;Mumbai has ancient roots, and the seven now merged islands were originally a part of the kingdom of Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE, the great ruler of India. The islands were under the control of Hindu rulers until 1343, when Muslim rulers from Gujerat took possession of the islands. Mumbai was taken by force as a Portuguese colony in 1534, and remained in western control during the coming centuries as Bombay. The name Bombay derives from the Portuguese Bom Baia or good bay. In 1662, the islands were gifted to King Charles II of England as part of his Portuguese bride’s dowry. In 1668, the King leased the islands to the East India Trading Company. Construction projects between 1817 and the 1840′s reshaped the seven individual islands into a merged land mass, increasing the available land in the city.