The name Chembur is likely derived from the word Chimboree, which means "Large Crab" in... moreThe name Chembur is likely derived from the word Chimboree, which means "Large Crab" in Marathi.
History.
Chembur is formed from multiple Aagri villages, such as Ghatla Village, Mahul village, Gavanpada, Ambapada(Ambada), etc. In Chembur, the Aagri people are said to have farmed flowers known as fulachi wadi (flower bed)[citation needed].
Before reclamation, Chembur lay on the north-western corner of Trombay Island. It is suggested that Chembur is the same place referred to as Saimur by the Arab writers Sibor in Cosmas Indicopleustes Chemula in the Kanheri cave inscriptions Symulla by the author of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea(247), Symulla or Timulla by Ptolemy, and perhaps even Perimula by Pliny.
This is, however, disputed. Chembur is also said to be a reference to Chevul at the mouth of the Kundalika River on mainland Maharashtra. Later, the area occupied was said to have occupied a branch of an animal home. less
