East
East Delhi district is an administrative district of Delhi in India. It is bounded by the Yamuna River on the west, North East Delhi to the north, Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh state to the east, and Gautam Buddha Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Swaminarayan Akshardham
Hindu temple
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Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu temple and campus in Delhi, India. The temple is close to the border with Noida. Also known as Akshardham Temple or Akshardham Delhi, the complex displays traditional and modern Hindu culture and architecture.
Red Fort, Delhi
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The Red Fort is an historic Mughal fort located in the Old Delhi area of Delhi, 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 Agra to Delhi. Red Fort, Delhi is situated 6 km northwest of East.
Raj Ghat and associated memorials
Park
Raj Ghat is a memorial complex in Delhi, 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 Eastern Delhi.
Noida
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Noida, an abbreviation of New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a suburban city of Delhi just across the state line in Uttar Pradesh.
Eastern Delhi
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Eastern Delhi consists of three administrative districts: East Delhi, North East Delhi and Shahdara, which are all on the eastern bank of the Yamuna River. Akshardham is the most famous attraction in the district.
Central Delhi
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Central Delhi is a district in Delhi. The district contains the historic core of Delhi, also known as Old Delhi. The northern parts of the district were developed mainly during the days of British rule, and are known for their Raj-era buildings and institutions.
East
- Location: Delhi, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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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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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Akshardam and Anand Vihar.
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