Greater Kailash
Greater Kailash is a residential area in South Delhi consisting of several neighborhoods and multiple markets. It is divided into three zones, namely part 1, 2, and 3, located around a section of the Outer Ring Road.Places of Interest
Highlights include Lotus Temple and Kailash Colony metro station.
Lotus Temple
Bahá’í temple
Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.
The Lotus Temple is a Baháʼí House of Worship in New Delhi, India. It was completed in December 1986. Notable for its lotus-like shape, it has become a prominent attraction in the city.
Kailash Colony metro station
Metro station
Photo: Nikhilb239, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kailash Colony is a Delhi Metro station in Delhi. It is located between Moolchand and Nehru Place stations on the Violet Line. The station was opened with the first section of the Line on 3 October 2010, in time for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on the same day.
Siri Fort
Castle
Siri Fort, in the city of Delhi, was built during the rule of Alauddin Khalji, second ruler of Khalji Dynasty, of Delhi Sultanate to defend the city from the onslaught of the Mongols.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dayanand Colony and Lajpat Nagar.
Dayanand Colony
Neighborhood
Dayanand Colony is part of the Lajpat Nagar area of Delhi. It falls under Lajpat Nagar-4 in South Delhi. By 1957, it was named after Dayanand Saraswati.
Lajpat Nagar
Suburb
Photo: Ville Miettinen, CC BY 2.0.
Lajpat Nagar is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the South East Delhi district of Delhi. It was named in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai. This area is not to be confused with the Lajpat Nagar in Ghaziabad in the NCR region.
Defence Colony
Suburb
Defence Colony is a neighbourhood in the South East Delhi district of Delhi, India. It was built in the 1960s for veterans of the Indian Armed Forces. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the South East Delhi district of Delhi.
Greater Kailash
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in India
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Haryana, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.55585° or 28° 33′ 21″ northLongitude
77.24383° or 77° 14′ 38″ eastElevation
229 metres (751 feet)Open location code
7JWVH64V+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 939270509OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Urdu—“Greater Kailash” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “ग्रेटर कैलाश”
- Nepali: “ग्रेटर कैलाश”
- Oriya: “ଗ୍ରେଟର କୈଳାଶ”
- Panjabi: “ਗ੍ਰੇਟਰ ਕੈਲਾਸ਼”
- Tamil: “கிரேட்டர் கைலாஷ்”
- Urdu: “گریٹر کیلاش”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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