Defence Colony

Defence Colony is a neighbourhood in the of , India. It was built in the 1960s for veterans of the Indian Armed Forces. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the district of Delhi.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and Lajpat Nagar metro station.

Stadium
Photo: Bhaumik J, CC BY 3.0.
is a multi-sports stadium located in New Delhi, India. It is named after the first Prime Minister of India. Primarily a venue for football and athletics, it is an all-seater 60,254-capacity stadium, designed and constructed to meet the international standards set by FIFA, the Asian Football Confederation, and World Athletics.

Photo: Tarun4u, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lajpat Nagar is an interchange station between Violet Line and Pink Line of the Delhi Metro in . It is located between and on the Violet Line in .

Church
St. Luke's Church is a Roman Catholic parish located in Defence Colony B-68, New Delhi, India. It is under the administration of the Archdiocese of Delhi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Extension and Lajpat Nagar.

Suburb
or New Delhi is a neighbourhood of South Delhi, India. It is also described as a premier shopping destination. Situated on the Ring Road, Delhi, just east of All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Suburb
Photo: Ville Miettinen, CC BY 2.0.
is a residential and commercial neighborhood in the South East Delhi district of . It was named in honor of Lala Lajpat Rai. This area is not to be confused with the in Ghaziabad in the region.

Neighborhood
is part of the area of . It falls under Lajpat Nagar-4 in South Delhi. By 1957, it was named after Dayanand Saraswati.

Defence Colony

Latitude
28.57136° or 28° 34′ 17″ north
Longitude
77.23304° or 77° 13′ 59″ east
Elevation
214 metres (702 feet)
Open location code
7JWVH6CM+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2798408963
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
10263259
Wiki­data ID
Q5251164
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Defence Colony” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Defence Colony”
  • Hindi: “डिफेन्स कालोनी”
  • Hindi: “डिफेंस कॉलोनी”
  • Kashmiri: “ڈیفنس کالونی”
  • Tamil: “டிபென்ஸ் காலனி”
  • Telugu: “డిఫెన్స్ కాలనీ”
  • Urdu: “ڈیفنس کالونی”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Arjun Nagar and Mahavir Nagar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The DefCol club and Acharya Sushil Muni Ashram.

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