Delhi
Delhi , officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi, is the capital territory of India. Delhi is historically and culturally connected to both the Upper Doab of the Yamuna-Ganges river system and the Punjab region. It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east. It is the largest city in India in terms of geographical area – about 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi). It has a population of about 16.3 million, making it the second most populous city and second most populous urban agglomeration in India and 3rd largest urban area in the world. Such is the nature of urban expansion in Delhi that its growth has expanded beyond the NCT to incorporate towns in neighbouring states and at its largest extent can count a population of about 25 million residents as of 2014.
Delhi has been continuously inhabited since the 6th century BC. Through most of its history, Delhi has served as a capital of various kingdoms and empires. It has been captured, ransacked and rebuilt several times, particularly during the medieval period, and modern Delhi is a cluster of a number of cities spread across the metropolitan region.
The NCT and its urban region have been given the special status of National Capital Region (NCR) under the Constitution of India’s ‘s 69th Amendment Act of 1991. The NCR includes the neighbouring cities of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Neharpar (Greater Faridabad), Greater Noida, Bahadurgarh, Sonepat , Panipat, Karnal, Rohtak, Bhiwani, Rewari, Baghpat , Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Alwar, Bharatpur and other nearby towns. A union territory, the political administration of the NCT of Delhi today more closely resembles that of a state of India, with its own legislature, high court and an executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister. New Delhi is jointly administered by the federal government of India and the local government of Delhi, and is the capital of the NCT of Delhi.
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Climate
Delhi has an extreme climate. It is very hot in summer (April – July) and cold in winter (December – January). The average temperature can vary from 25oC to 45oC during the summer and 25oC to 5oC during the winter.
Winter : December To January ( 50 to 250 )
Spring : February to March ( 200 to 250 )
Summer : April to June (250 to 450)
Monsoon : July to Mid September (300 to 350)
Autumn : September end to November (200 to 300)
Best time to visit : February to April and September to November
Tourist map of Delhi.
Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in Palam, 15 km south-west of the New Delhi railway station and 16 km from New Delhi city centre.
Railway Stations
The New Delhi Railway Station (station code NDLS), is the main railway station in Delhi.
Delhi Metro Route
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Places Of Interest
Air Force Museum
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Air Force Museum Palam Road, Palam, New Delhi, Delhi 110010 Phone : 011 2568 7194 The Indian Air Force Museum, Palam, is the museum of the Indian Air Force, and is located at the Palam Air Force Station in Delhi. The museum was the only one of its kind in India until the unveiling of the Naval Aviation Museum in Goa … Continue reading Air Force Museum →
Akshardham temple
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Akshardham Temple Noida Mor, New Delhi, Delhi 110092 Phone : 011 434402344 Akshardham or Swaminarayan Akshardham complex is a Hindu mandir, and a spiritual-cultural campus in New Delhi, India. Also referred to as Delhi Akshardhamor Swaminarayan Akshardham, the complex displays millennia of traditional Hindu and Indian culture, spirituality, and architecture. It is the largest Hindu temple after the Akshardham in Gandhinagar both inspired and developed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the … Continue reading Akshardham temple →
Birla House ( Gandhi Smriti )
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Birla House ( Gandhi Smriti ) 5, Tees January Marg, New Delhi, DL 110001 Phone : 011 2301 2843 Gandhi Smriti formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, situated on Tees January Road, formerly Albuquerque Road, in New Delhi, India. It is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his … Continue reading Birla House ( Gandhi Smriti ) →
Chandni Chowk
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Chandni Chowk Chandni Chowk is situated opposite to Red Fort. Chandni Chowk is one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi, India. Chandni Chowk is located close to Old Delhi Railway Station and the monument Red Fort is located within the Chandni Chowk. Built in the 17th century by Mughal Emperor of India Shah Jahan, and designed by his daughter Jahan … Continue reading Chandni Chowk →
Connaught Place
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Connaught Place Connaught Place ,(officially Rajiv Chowk) is one of the largest financial, commercial and business centres in New Delhi, India. It is often abbreviated to CP and houses the headquarters of several noted Indian firms. The former location of the headquarters of the British Raj, the area’s environs occupy a place of pride in the city and are counted among … Continue reading Connaught Place →
Dilli Haat
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Dilli Haat Sri Aurobindo Marg, Laxmi Bai Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110023 Dilli Haat is an open-air food plaza and cradia, and from a variety of cultural traditions of India. Unlike the traditional weekly market, the village Haat, Dilli Haat is permanent. It is located in the commercial centers of South Delhi , opposite INA market The 6 … Continue reading Dilli Haat →
Dolls Museum
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Dolls Museum Nehru House, 4 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, 110002 Phone: 011-23316970-74 ( 5 lines ) The International Dolls Museum is a large collection of dolls in Delhi, India. It was set up by K.Shankar Pillai, a political cartoonist. Housed in the Children’s Book Trust building on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, accessed through a separate entrance, a winding staircase, leading up … Continue reading Dolls Museum →
Feroz Shah Kotla
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Feroz Shah Kotla Balmiki Basti, Vikram Nagar, New Delhi -110 002 The Feroz Shah Kotla was a fortress built by Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C. rises from the palace’s crumbling remains, one of many pillars of Ashoka left by the Maurtan emperor; it was moved from … Continue reading Feroz Shah Kotla →
Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
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Gurudwara Bangla Sahib Ashok Road, Near Connaught Place New Delhi – 110001 Phone: 91-11-23365486, 23342871 Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is one of the most prominent Sikh gurdwara, or Sikh house of worship, in Delhi, India and known for its association with the eighth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Krishan, as well as the pool inside its complex, known as the “Sarovar.” … Continue reading Gurudwara Bangla Sahib →
Hauz Khas Complex
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Hauz Khas Complex Hauz Khas is close to Green Park and Safdarjung Development area, South Delhi Hauz Khas Complex in Hauz Khas, South Delhi houses a water tank, an Islamic seminary, a mosque, a tomb and pavilions built around an urbanized village with medieval history traced to the 13th century of Delhi Sultanate reign. It was part of Siri, the second medieval city of … Continue reading Hauz Khas Complex →
Heritage Transport Museum
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Heritage Transport Museum Located 63 kms. from Delhi. Bilaspur – Taoru Road (Major District Road 132) Off NH 8 (Bilaspur Chowk), Taoru, Gurgaon, Haryana 122105 Phone : 011 2371 8100 Outreach The philosophy of the Heritage Transport Museum is that of an object-based, visitor-centered, interdisciplinary museum. Key methods and media have been identified and deployed … Continue reading Heritage Transport Museum →
Humayun’s Tomb
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Humayun’s Tomb Mathura Road, Nizamuddin, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 Phone :011 2436 5275 This is a World heritage Site. Humayun’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nazamuddin East, Delhi, India, close to the Dina-panah citadel also known as Purana Quila (Old Fort), that Humayun founded in 1533. It was also … Continue reading Humayun’s Tomb →
India Gate
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India Gate Rajpath, India Gate, New Delhi, DL 110001 Phone : 011 2464 7005 The India Gate, (originally called the All India War Memorial), is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath, on the eastern edge of the ‘ceremonial axis’ of New Delhi, formerly called Kingsway. India gate is a memorial to 82,000 soldiers of the undivided Indian Army who died … Continue reading India Gate →
Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum
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Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum No. 1, Safderjang Road, New Delhi- 110 011. Phone ; 011 2301 1358 Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum was the residence of the former Prime Minister of India. It was in this house that she was assassinated by her own Sikh bodyguards on 31st October 1984. It was later converted into a … Continue reading Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum →
Iskcon Temple
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Iskcon Temple Hare Krishna Hill, Raja Dhirsain Marg, Sant Nagar, East of Kailash, New Delhi, Delhi 110065 Phone : 011 2623 5133 Sri Sri Radha Parthasarathi Mandir , generally known as the ISKCON Delhi Temple, is a well known Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and Radharani in the form of Radha Parthasarathi. Opened in 1998, it is located at Hare Krishna Hills, in the … Continue reading Iskcon Temple →
Jama Masjid
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Jama Masjid Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, DL Phone : 011 2336 5358 The Masjid-i Jahān-Numā, the ‘World-reflecting Mosque’, commonly known as the Jama Masjid Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1644 and 1656 at a cost of 1 million rupees, and was inaugurated by an imam from Bukhara, present-day Uzbekistan. The mosque was … Continue reading Jama Masjid →
Jantar Mantar
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Jantar Mantar (The biggest one is in Jaipur) Sansad Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 Phone : 011 2336 5358 The Jantar Mantar is located in the modern city of New Delhi. It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of jaipur , from 1724 onwards, as … Continue reading Jantar Mantar →
Kingdom of Dreams
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Kingdom of Dreams Located 26 kms. from Delhi Auditorium Complex, Near IFCCO Metro Station, Sector 29, Gurgaon, Haryana 122001 Phone : 0124 452 8000 Kingdom of Dreams is India’s first live entertainment, theatre and leisure destination. It was inaugurated on 29 January 2010, and opened to public on 18 September 2010. The opening showcased a special preview of … Continue reading Kingdom of Dreams →
Kushak Mahal
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Kushak Mahal Kushak mahal or Kushk Mahal is a protected monument in New Delhi. Kushk mahal is located within the premises of Teen Murti Bhawan. This monument is hidden by trees and it remains unnoticed unless someone goes towards the Nehru Planetarium. Kushk Mahal is an almost square rubble-built formation, three-aisle deep and with three … Continue reading Kushak Mahal →
Lakshminarayan Temple
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Laxminarayan Temple (Birla Mandir ) Mandir Marg, DIZ Area, Near Gole Market, New Dwlhi -110001 Phone : 011-24647005 The Laxminarayan Temple Delhi , also known as the Birla Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Laxminarayan in Delhi, India. Laxminarayan usually refers to Vishnu, Preserver in the Trimurti, also known as Narayan, when he is with his consort Lakshmi. The temple, inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi, was made built by B.R.Birla and Vijay … Continue reading Lakshminarayan Temple →
Lodi Gardens
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Lodi Gardens Near Khan Market, Lodi Estate Lodhi Road, New Delhi, DL 110003 Phone : 011 2464 0079 Lodi Gardens is a park in Delhi, India. Spread over 90 acres, it contains, Mohammed Shah’s Tomb, Sikander Lodi’s Tomb, Sheesh Gumbad and Bara Gumbad, architectural works of the 15th century by Lodhis, an Afghan dynasty. The gardens … Continue reading Lodi Gardens →
Lotus temple
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Lotus Temple ( Bahai’s temple) Lotus Temple Rd, Shambhu Dayal Bagh, Bahapur, New Delhi, DL 110019 Phone : 011 2338 9326 Lotus Temple is situated 12 km to the southeast of Connaught Place. The Lotus Temple, located in New Delhi, India, is a Bahá’í House of Worship completed in 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it serves as the Mother Temple … Continue reading Lotus temple →
National Museum
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National Museum Minto Bridge Colony, Barakhamba, New Delhi, DL Phone 098 82 737392 The National Museum Delhi is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds variety of articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art. It functions under the Ministry of culture, Government of India. The museum is situated on the corner of Janpath and … Continue reading National Museum →
National Rail Museum
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National Rail Museum Shanti Path,Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi – 110021 Phone : 011 26880804 The National Rail Museum focuses on the rail heritage of India. It is located in over 10 acres of land with both indoor and outdoor exhibits. A toy train offers rides around that site on regular days. The museum has a … Continue reading National Rail Museum →
Nehru Memorial Museum &Library
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Nehru Memorial Museum & Library The Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML) is a museum and library in New Delhi , which aims to preserve and reconstruct the history of the Indian Independence movement. Housed within the Teen Murti House complex, it is an autonomous institution under the Indian Ministry of Culture, and was founded in 1964 after the death of India’s … Continue reading Nehru Memorial Museum &Library →
Nehru Planetarium
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Nehru Planetarium Nehru Planetarium is the name given to 5 planetariums in India, named after India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, These are located in Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune and Bangalore, plus there is a Jawahar Planetarium in Allahabad . Nehru Planetarium in Pune was the first one in Asia, established in 1954. The Nehru Planetarium in New Delhi is situated on the grounds of Teen Murti Bhavan, officially known … Continue reading Nehru Planetarium →
Old Fort or Purana Qila
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Old Fort or Purana Qila Pragati Maidan, Mathura Rd, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, DL 110002 Phone: 011 2435 5387 Purana Qila ( Old Fort ) is one the oldest forts in Delhi. Its current form was built by the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, on a site which was perhaps that of Indraprastha, the legendary capital of the Pandavas. … Continue reading Old Fort or Purana Qila →
Paharganj Main Bazar
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Paharganj Main Bazar As you step out of the New Delhi Railway Station and cross the road, you stand at the entrance of Paharganj Main Bazaar. Stretching for about a kilometer, it is a bargainer’s paradise. Chaotic, noisy and dirty, the market is only for shoppers who are rough and tough. The whole Paharganj Main Bazaar … Continue reading Paharganj Main Bazar →
Parliament House
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Parliament House Lok Sabha Marg, Gokul Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 Phone :011 2303 4521 The Sansad Bhawan (Parliament Building) is the house of the Parliament of India, located in New Delhi. History Originally called the House of Parliament, it was designed by the British architect Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker in 1912-1913 and construction … Continue reading Parliament House →
Qutub Minar
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Qutub Minar Mehrauli, New Delhi, DL 110030 Phone : 011 2469 8431 This is a World heritage Site. Qutub Minar, at 120 meters, is the tallest brick minarety in the world, and the second tallest minar in India after Fateh Burj at Mohali. Qutub Minar, along with the ancient and medieval monuments surrounding it, form the Qutub Complex. The tower is located in … Continue reading Qutub Minar →
Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana
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Raj Ghat Raj Ghat is situated to the south of Red Fort and is very peaceful. New Delhi, DL 110006. Phone: 011 2336 3607 Raj Ghat is a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. Originally it was the name of a historic ghat of Old Delhi ( Shahjahanabad ) on the banks of Yamuna river. Close to it, and east of … Continue reading Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana →
Rashtrapati Bhavan
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Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi – 110004 Phone : 011 2301 5321 The Rashtrapati Bhavan , “Presidential Residence” is the official home of the President of India, located in New delhi, India, . It may refer to only the mansion (the 340-room main building) that has the President’s official residence, halls, guest rooms and offices; it may also refer to the entire 130 … Continue reading Rashtrapati Bhavan →
Red Fort ( Lal Qila )
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Red Fort ( Lal Qila ) Netaji Subhash Road, Chandni Chawk, New Delhi – 110006 Phone : 011 2327 7705 This is a world heritage site. The Red Fort was the residence of the Mughal emperor of India for nearly 200 years, until 1857. It is located in the centre of Delhi and houses a number of museums. In addition to … Continue reading Red Fort ( Lal Qila ) →
Secretariat building
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Secretariat building Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg, Rajpath Area, Central Secretariat, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 The Secretariat Building or Central Secretariat is where the Cabinet Secretariat is housed, which administers the Government of India. Built in the 1910s, it is home to some of the most important ministries of the Cabinet of India. Situated on Raisina Hill, the Secretariat buildings are two blocks of symmetrical … Continue reading Secretariat building →
Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
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Sulabh International Museum of Toilets Sulabh Bhawan, Palam Dabri Road, Mahavir Enclave, New Delhi, Delhi 110045 The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in Delhi is a museum run by the Sulabh International, which is dedicated to the global history of sanitation and toilets. According to Time magazine, the museum is one of the weirdest museums among the “10 museums around the world that … Continue reading Sulabh International Museum of Toilets →
Teen Murti Bhavan
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Teen Murti Bhavan Teen Murti Marg area , New Delhi, Delhi -110011 Phone : 011 23017599 The Teen Murti Bhavan (Teen Murti House) is the former residence of the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru in Delhi, who stayed here for 16 years until his death on May 27, 1964. It was designed by Robert Tor Russel, the British architect of Connaught … Continue reading Teen Murti Bhavan →
Tibet House
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Tibet House 1, Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, Delhi 110003 Phone: 011 2461 1515 The Tibet House in New Delhi opens a gate to Tibetan culture. The activities of this centre reach beyond the circle of Tibetologists and Buddhist Masters, it integrates laypersons as well as scholars of many disciplines, artists and social activists. … Continue reading Tibet House →
Tomb of Safdarjung
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Tomb of Safdarjung Intersection Safdarjung road and Aurobindo Marg, Delhi Safdarjung’s Tomb is a sandstone and marble mausoleum in New Delhi.. It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire Style for the statesman Safdarjung. The monument has an ambiance of spaciousness and an imposing presence with its domed and arched red brown and white coloured structures. Safdarjung was … Continue reading Tomb of Safdarjung →