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Connaught Place

Connaught Place, also known as Rajiv Chowk or CP, is one of the main financial, commercial and business centres in , Delhi, India. It houses the headquarters of several noted Indian firms and is a major shopping, nightlife, and tourist destination in New Delhi.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: commercial hub of New Delhi, India
  • Also known as: “Connaught Place, New Delhi” and “Rajiv Chowk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Charkha Museum and Jantar Mantar.

Museum
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The is a spinning wheel museum located in Connaught Place, . This has been built on the already built garden in .

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in is an , designed to be used with the naked eye. It is one of five in India. "Jantar Mantar" means "instruments for measuring the harmony of the heavens".

Museum
was a and tourist attraction located in Delhi, India. It was the twenty-second location for the , which was set up by French sculptor Marie Tussaud.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eastern Delhi and Central Delhi.

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consists of three administrative districts: East Delhi, North East Delhi and Shahdara, which are all on the eastern bank of the Yamuna River. Akshardham is the most famous attraction in the district.

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is a district in . The district contains the historic core of Delhi, also known as Old Delhi. The northern parts of the district were developed mainly during the days of British rule, and are known for their Raj-era buildings and institutions.

Neighborhood
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is a specialized wholesale market of brass, copper and paper products. Established in 1840, with a hardware market, it was the first wholesale market of Old Delhi it lies to the west of Jama Masjid in Delhi.

Connaught Place

Latitude
28.6314° or 28° 37′ 53″ north
Longitude
77.21938° or 77° 13′ 10″ east
Elevation
216 metres (709 feet)
Open location code
7JWVJ6J9+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 561299050
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1273840
Wiki­data ID
Q2341950
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Connaught Place” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميدان كونوت”
  • Bengali: “কনট প্লেস, নতুন দিল্লি”
  • Bengali: “কনট প্লেস, নয়াদিল্লি”
  • Bhojpuri: “कनॉट प्लेस”
  • Catalan: “Connaught Place”
  • Chinese: “康诺特广场”
  • Chinese: “康諾特廣場”
  • Czech: “Connaught Place”
  • French: “Connaught Place”
  • Hindi: “कनाट प्लेस, नई दिल्ली”
  • Hindi: “कनाट प्लेस”
  • Hindi: “कनॉट प्लेस दिल्ली”
  • Hindi: “कनॉट प्लेस”
  • Hindi: “राजीव चौक”
  • Indonesian: “Connaught Place, New Delhi”
  • Japanese: “コンノート・プレイス”
  • Japanese: “コンノートプレース”
  • Japanese: “コンノートプレイス”
  • Kannada: “ಕನ್ನಾಟ್ ಪ್ಲೇಸ್, ನವದೆಹಲಿ”
  • Kannada: “ಕನ್ನಾಟ್ ಪ್ಲೇಸ್”
  • Kashmiri: “کناٹ پلیس، نیی دہلی”
  • Malay: “Connaught Place”
  • Malayalam: “Connaught Place”
  • Malayalam: “കൊണാട്ട് പ്ലേസ്, ന്യൂ ഡെൽഹി”
  • Malayalam: “കൊണാട്ട് പ്ലേസ്”
  • Malayalam: “രാജീവ് ചൗക്ക്”
  • Marathi: “कॅनॉट प्लेस, नवी दिल्ली”
  • Marathi: “कॅनॉट प्लेस”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Connaught Place”
  • Norwegian: “Connaught Place”
  • Oriya: “କନ୍ନାଟ ପ୍ଲେସ”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਨਾਟ ਪਲੇਸ, ਨਵੀ ਦਿੱਲੀ”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਨਾਟ ਪਲੇਸ, ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Connaught”
  • Russian: “Коннот-Плейс”
  • Russian: “Раджив-Чоук”
  • Spanish: “Connaught Place”
  • Swedish: “Connaught Place”
  • Tamil: “கன்னாட்டு பிளேசு, புது தில்லி”
  • Telugu: “కన్నాట్ ప్లేస్, న్యూ ఢిల్లీ”
  • Telugu: “కన్నాట్ ప్లేస్”
  • Thai: “คอนน็อตเพลส”
  • Ukrainian: “Коннот-Плейс”
  • Urdu: “کناٹ پلیس، نئی دہلی”
  • Western Panjabi: “کناٹ پلیس، نویں دلی”
  • “कनॉट प्लेस, नई दिल्ली”

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