Nallasopara
Nallasopara | |
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Hilltop panorama of the city from 2017 | |
| Coordinates: 19°24′55″N 72°51′41″E / 19.4154°N 72.8613°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| City | Vasai-Virar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4.6 lakh |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | East: 401 209 West: 401 203 |
| Telephone code | 0250 |
| Vehicle registration | MH48 |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nallasopara |
Nallasopara or Nala Sopara (pronunciation: [naːla sopaɾa]) formerly known as Sopara or Supara, is a city within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The city lies in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India, and is governed by Vasai-Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC). Nallasopara railway station is part of the Western Railway Zone and comes under the Police Jurisdiction of Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar Police Commissionerate.
Nallasopara is accepted by scholars as the Shurparaka (lit. city of braves; Śūrpāraka) or Supparak of ancient India and was a busy trade centre and an important seat of Buddhism. It was one of the administrative units under the Satavahanas and is mentioned in the inscriptions of Karle, Nashik, Naneghat and Kanheri.
Nallasopara has many dargahs (shrines) of Islamic Sufi masters of the medieval period.