East

East Delhi district is an administrative district of in . It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south.
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  • Type: district of India with 1,710,000 residents
  • Description: district of Delhi, India
  • Also known as: “East Delhi”, “East Delhi district”, “East district”, and “Trans Yamuna”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Swaminarayan Akshardham and Red Fort, Delhi.

Hindu temple
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is a and campus in , . The temple is close to the border with . Also known as Akshardham Temple or Akshardham Delhi, the complex displays traditional and modern Hindu culture and architecture.

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The Red Fort is a historic Mughal fort located in the Old Delhi area of , India. It served as the main residence of the Mughal emperors. Commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan on the 12th of May 1639, the fort was constructed following his decision to shift the Mughal capital from to Delhi. is situated 6 km northwest of East.

Park
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Raj Ghat is a memorial complex in , India. The first memorial was dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi where a black marble platform was raised to mark the spot of his cremation on 31 January 1948 and consists of an eternal flame at one end.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noida and Central Delhi.

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, an abbreviation of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a satellite city of just across the state line in .

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comprises the backpacker areas of Paharganj and Karol Bagh, as well as the medieval city of Ferozabad and the early British-era Civil Lines.

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, the British-built capital of the and the seat of its three branches of government, is characterised by its wide boulevards, roundabouts, colonial mansions and government buildings, dotted with monuments from various parts of India's history.

East

Latitude
28.6226° or 28° 37′ 21″ north
Longitude
77.2915° or 77° 17′ 29″ east
Population
1,710,000
Elevation
199 metres (653 feet)
Abbreviation
“EST”
Open location code
7JWVJ7FR+2H
Geo­Names ID
8335424
Wiki­data ID
Q107960
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“East” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شرق دلهي”
  • Assamese: “পূৱ দিল্লী জিলা”
  • Asturian: “distritu d’East Delhi”
  • Asturian: “East Delhi (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “East Delhi”
  • Bengali: “পূর্ব দিল্লি জেলা”
  • Cebuano: “East Delhi”
  • Chinese: “Oost-Delhi”
  • Danish: “East Delhi”
  • Dutch: “Oost-Delhi”
  • Esperanto: “Orienta Delhio”
  • French: “Est de Delhi”
  • German: “Distrikt East Delhi”
  • German: “Distrikt Ost-Delhi”
  • German: “East Delhi”
  • German: “Ost-Delhi”
  • Gujarati: “ટ્રાન્સ યમુના”
  • Gujarati: “પૂર્વ દિલ્હી જિલ્લો”
  • Hebrew: “מזרח דלהי”
  • Hindi: “पूर्व दिल्ली”
  • Italian: “distretto di Delhi Est”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Delhi Est”
  • Japanese: “東デリー区”
  • Maithili: “पूर्वी दिल्ली जिला”
  • Malayalam: “ഈസ്റ്റ് ഡെല്‍ഹി ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “पूर्व दिल्ली जिल्हा”
  • Marathi: “पूर्व दिल्ली”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Oost-Delhi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “East Delhi”
  • Norwegian: “East Delhi”
  • Oriya: “ପୂର୍ବ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
  • Panjabi: “ਜਿਲ਼੍ਹਾ ਪੂਰਵ ਦਿੱਲੀ”
  • Panjabi: “ਤਰਾਂਸ ਜਮੁਨਾ”
  • Persian: “بخش شرقی دهلی”
  • Russian: “Восточный Дели”
  • Sanskrit: “पूर्वदेहलीमण्डलम्”
  • Santali: “ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱫᱤᱞᱞᱤ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Santali: “ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱫᱤᱞᱞᱤ”
  • Spanish: “Delhi oriental”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Delhi Oriental”
  • Swedish: “East Delhi”
  • Tamil: “கிழக்கு தில்லி மாவட்டம்”
  • Tamil: “கிழக்கு தில்லி”
  • Telugu: “తూర్పు ఢిల్లీ జిల్లా”
  • Ukrainian: “Східне Делі”
  • Urdu: “مشرقی دہلی”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Akshardam and Anand Vihar.

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