India Gate

The India Gate is a located near the Rajpath on the eastern edge of the "ceremonial axis" of New Delhi. It stands as a memorial to 74,187 soldiers of the Indian Army who died between 1914 and 1921 in the First World War, in , , Mesopotamia, Persia, , and elsewhere in the Near and the Far East, and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Triumphal arch in New Delhi
  • Also known as: “All India War Memorial”
  • Roof shape: gabled
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Gallery of Modern Art and National War Memorial.

Art gallery
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The is the premier art under the Indian Ministry of Culture. The main museum at Jaipur House in was established on 29 March 1954 by the Government of India, with subsequent branches at and Bangalore. is situated 590 metres southeast of India Gate.

Memorial
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The is a war memorial in , , , located at India Gate Circle. It has been built to honour and remember soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who fought in armed conflicts of independent India. is situated 350 metres east of India Gate.

Courthouse
is one of the seven District Courts complexes located near India Gate in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Patiala House served as the residence of the Maharaja of Patiala before it was later sold to the Government of India. is situated 590 metres northeast of India Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golf Links and Connaught Place.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in , . It is in walking distance to Khan Market. The name is inspired by the Delhi Golf Course nearby. It is close to a similar neighbourhood called Jorbagh and is a quiet residential area.

Suburb
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, 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.

Neighborhood
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, often used as a metonym for the seat of the Government of India, is an area of , housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India on a citadel and the , housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries. is situated 2½ km west of India Gate.

India Gate

Latitude
28.61293° or 28° 36′ 47″ north
Longitude
77.22949° or 77° 13′ 46″ east
Elevation
216 metres (709 feet)
Inception
February 12th, 1931
Open location code
7JWVJ67H+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 361709652
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6325513
Wiki­data ID
Q245347
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“India Gate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوابة الهند”
  • Assamese: “ইণ্ডিয়া গেট”
  • Basque: “India Gate”
  • Belarusian: “Вароты Індыі”
  • Bengali: “ইন্ডিয়া গেট”
  • Bhojpuri: “इंडिया गेट”
  • Burmese: “အိန္ဒိယမုခ်ပေါက်ကြီး”
  • Catalan: “India gate”
  • Catalan: “Porta de l’Índia”
  • Cebuano: “India Gate”
  • Central Kurdish: “دەروازەی ھیند”
  • Chinese: “Ìn-tō͘ Mn̂g”
  • Chinese: “印度門 (德里)”
  • Chinese: “印度門”
  • Chinese: “印度门”
  • Czech: “Brána Indie”
  • Czech: “India Gate”
  • Dutch: “India Gate”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بوابة الهند”
  • Finnish: “India Gate”
  • French: “India Gate”
  • French: “porte de l’Inde”
  • French: “Porte de l’Inde”
  • Georgian: “ინდოეთის კარიბჭე”
  • German: “India Gate”
  • Gujarati: “ઇન્ડિયા ગેટ”
  • Gujarati: “ઈંડિયા ગેટ”
  • Hebrew: “שער הודו”
  • Hindi: “इंडिया गेट”
  • Hindi: “इण्डिया गेट”
  • Hindi: “इण्डिया- गेट”
  • Hindi: “इन्डिया गेट”
  • Hindi: “ईन्डिया गेट”
  • Hungarian: “India-kapu”
  • Indonesian: “Gerbang India”
  • Italian: “Porta dell’India”
  • Japanese: “インディア・ゲート”
  • Japanese: “インド門”
  • Kannada: “ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಗೇಟ್”
  • Kannada: “ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಗೇಟ್‌”
  • Korean: “인도문”
  • Maithili: “इन्डिया गेट”
  • Maithili: “भारत द्वार”
  • Malayalam: “India Gate”
  • Malayalam: “ഇന്ത്യ ഗേറ്റ്”
  • Malayalam: “ഇന്ത്യാ ഗേറ്റ്”
  • Marathi: “इंडिया गेट”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ìn-tō͘ Mn̂g”
  • Nepali: “इण्डिया गेट”
  • Nepali: “इन्डिया गेट”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “India Gate”
  • Norwegian: “India Gate”
  • Oriya: “ଇଣ୍ତିଆ ଗେଟ”
  • Panjabi: “ਇੰਡੀਆ ਗੇਟ”
  • Persian: “دروازه هند”
  • Persian: “دروازهٔ هند”
  • Polish: “Brama Indii”
  • Portuguese: “India Gate”
  • Portuguese: “Porta da Índia”
  • Portuguese: “Portão da Índia”
  • Russian: “Ворота Индии”
  • Sanskrit: “india gate”
  • Sanskrit: “भारतद्वारम्”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de la India”
  • Swedish: “India Gate”
  • Tamil: “இண்டியா கேட்”
  • Tamil: “இந்தியா கேட்”
  • Tamil: “இந்தியாவின் வாயில்”
  • Telugu: “ఇండియా గేట్”
  • Thai: “ประตูอินเดีย”
  • Ukrainian: “Брама Індії”
  • Urdu: “باب ہند”
  • Western Panjabi: “انڈیا گیٹ”
  • “इंडिया गेट”

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