Qila Lal Kot
Qila Lal Kot is a fort in Mehrauli, South Delhi, Delhi. Qila Lal Kot is situated nearby to the monument Iron pillar of Delhi, as well as near Qutb Minar complex.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Qutb Minar complex and Qutb Minar.
Qutb Minar complex
Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.
The Qutb Minar complex are monuments and buildings from the Delhi Sultanate at Mehrauli in Delhi, India. Construction of the Qutub Minar "victory tower" in the complex, named after the religious figure Sufi Saint Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, was begun by Qutb-ud-din Aibak, who later became the first Sultan of Delhi of the Mamluk dynasty. Qutb Minar complex is situated 530 metres south of Qila Lal Kot.
Qutb Minar
Monument
Photo: Akbarzoda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Qutb Minar, also spelled Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and victory tower, built during the Delhi sultanate, and comprising the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mehrauli, South Delhi, India. Qutb Minar is situated 560 metres south of Qila Lal Kot.
Iron pillar of Delhi
Monument
Photo: Pawan.kamrani, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The iron pillar of Delhi is a metal structure 7.21 metres high with a 41-centimetre diameter that was constructed by Chandragupta II, and now stands in the Qutb complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India. Iron pillar of Delhi is situated 520 metres south of Qila Lal Kot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mehrauli and Malviya Nagar.
Mehrauli
Suburb
Mehrauli is a neighbourhood in South Delhi, Delhi, India. It represents a constituency in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The area is close to Gurugram and next to Vasant Kunj.
Malviya Nagar
Suburb
Malviya Nagar is a residential locality in South Delhi. Situated between Saket and Hauz Khas, its namesake is the freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malviya. Malviya Nagar was initially a part of the Shahpur Jat village, in which after partition was populated in the 1950s by refugees from Pakistan, after the Partition of India. Malviya Nagar is situated 3 km east of Qila Lal Kot.
Hauz Khas
Suburb
Hauz Khas is a neighborhood in South Delhi, its heart being the historic Hauz Khas Complex. Well known in medieval times, the Hauz Khas village has buildings built around the reservoir. Hauz Khas is situated 3 km north of Qila Lal Kot.
Qila Lal Kot
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mehrauli, South Delhi, Delhi, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.52938° or 28° 31′ 46″ northLongitude
77.18458° or 77° 11′ 5″ eastElevation
244 metres (801 feet)Open location code
7JWVG5HM+QRGeoNames ID
10262997
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