Purana Qila

Purana Qila is one of the oldest forts in , India. It was built by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun and Surid Sultan Sher Shah Suri. The fort forms the inner citadel of the city of Dinpanah.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 212 metres (696 feet)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • Description: building in India
  • Also known as
    “Fort Indrapat”
    “Fort of Sher Shah Sur, Delhi”
    “Old Fort”
    “Old Fort Indrapat”
    “Shere Sha’s Fort”
Photo: Atul Kumar Vaibhav, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque and India Gate.

Mosque
Photo: Russ Bowling, CC BY 2.0.
The , also known as the Mosque…

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The is a arch that’s located… is situated 1½ km west of Purana Qila.

Monument
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is a 16th-century historic Library within the Purana Qila fort located in , India. is situated 120 metres southeast of Purana Qila.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golf Links and Nizamuddin East.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in , .

Neighborhood
Photo: Harshvardhanbhatnagar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an affluent residential colony in South East Delhi, .

Neighborhood
is an upscale residential locality, located south of the .

Purana Qila

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Latitude
28.60937° or 28° 36′ 34″ north
Longitude
77.2442° or 77° 14′ 39″ east
Open location code
7JWVJ65V+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 973075081
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6619401
Wiki­data ID
Q1151529

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In Other Languages

From Bhojpuri to Urdu—“Purana Qila” goes by many names.
  • Bhojpuri: “पुराना किला”
  • Cebuano: “Purana Qila”
  • Central Kurdish: “پورانا کیلە”
  • Dutch: “Purana Qila”
  • French: “Purana Qila”
  • German: “Purana Qila”
  • Hindi: “पुराना किला, दिल्ली”
  • Hindi: “पुराना किला”
  • Hindi: “पुराने क़िले”
  • Italian: “Purana Qila”
  • Japanese: “パーアーナ・キーラ”
  • Japanese: “プラーナ・キラー”
  • Malayalam: “Purana Qila”
  • Malayalam: “Purana Quila”
  • Malayalam: “പുരാണാ കില”
  • Malayalam: “പുരാന കില”
  • Marathi: “पुराना किला”
  • Panjabi: “ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਕਿਲਾ”
  • Panjabi: “ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Russian: “Пурана Кила”
  • Russian: “Пурана-Кила”
  • Sindhi: “پراڻو قلعو”
  • Swedish: “Gamla fortet”
  • Swedish: “Purana Qila”
  • Tamil: “புராணா கிலா”
  • Telugu: “ఓల్డ్ ఫోర్ట్”
  • Telugu: “పురాణ కిలా”
  • Telugu: “పురానా ఖిలా”
  • Ukrainian: “Пурана-Кіла”
  • Ukrainian: “Шерґарх”
  • Urdu: “پرانا قلعہ”

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