Sion (/ˈsaːjən/; IAST: Śīv [ʃiːʋ]) is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. In the 17th century the village formed the boundary between Mumbai and Salsette Island. The British named it marking the end of the city. The name remained even after Mumbai was joined to the Salsette and extended up to Mulund. One of the local historical places in Sion is a hilltop garden commonly known as Sion Fort or Sheevon Killa in the Marathi language.

History

In 1543, the Portuguese took possession of the largely uninhabited islands of Bombay, naming it Sião, after a biblical hill in Israel. The Portuguese gave the Jesuit priests the sole ownership of some of these islands. The Jesuits then built a chapel on the hill near the present-day railway station and named it after Mount Zion (Sion) in Jerusalem.

Education

Sion is also a home to many educational institutes, namely:

• D.S.Highschool, Sion
• Ayurved College Sion
• K. J. Somaiya Institute Of Engineering & Information Technology
• Shiv Shikshan Sanstha's School (Eng. Med.)
• SIES College of Commerce and Economics
• SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce
• Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering
• K. J. Somaiya Medical College & Research Centre.
• Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital
• Our Lady Of Good Counsel High School
• Sadhana Vidyalaya English primary and secondary High school

Notable former residents

• Mithun Chakraborthy
• Sadhana
• Boney Kapoor
• Akshay Kumar
• Johnny Lever
• K.N.Singh

See also

• K. J. Somaiya Institute Of Engineering & Information Technology
• Sion Fort
• Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Mumbai