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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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: building in India
  • Also known as: “Fort Indrapat”, “Fort of Sher Shah Sur, Delhi”, “Old Fort”, “Old Fort Indrapat”, and “Shere Sha’s Fort”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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 of Sher Shah and the Kila Kohna Masjid, is an Hanafi Sunni, located inside the Purana Qila of Central Delhi, .

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The 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. is situated 1½ km west of Purana Qila.

Monument
Photo: Anupamg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 16th-century historic within the Purana Qila fort located in , India. Designed in a blend of Indo-islamic, Timurid and Persian architecture, it is the only surviving palace structure within the fort and has become a tourist attraction. 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 , . 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.

Neighborhood
Photo: Harshvardhanbhatnagar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an affluent residential colony in South East Delhi, . It is located on Mathura Road and is home to , as well as that of Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana.

Neighborhood
is an upscale residential locality, conveniently located south of India gate. It is a historically busy neighbourhood in South Delhi and has many parks and trees.

Purana Qila

Latitude
28.60937° or 28° 36′ 34″ north
Longitude
77.2442° or 77° 14′ 39″ east
Elevation
212 metres (696 feet)
Open location code
7JWVJ65V+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 973075081
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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”
  • Ukrainian: “Пурана-Кіла”
  • Ukrainian: “Шерґарх”
  • Urdu: “پرانا قلعہ”
  • “पुराना किला, दिल्ली”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Purana Qila”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.